Industrials

A satellite designed to produce high-resolution images of Earth from space has been successfully launched from a military base on California's Central Coast.

Apple is banning the use of two potentially hazardous chemicals during in the final assembly of iPhones and iPads as part of the company's latest commitment to protect factory workers who build its trendy devices.

New York's attorney general has sued to block Lyft, the on-demand ride-sharing app, from operating in New York.

In the wake of new regulations in their northern home states, gun makers like Remington and Ruger are going to the Carolinas, Alabama and other areas in the South for a place to open up shop.

An Alcoa alumina refining unit agreed on Thursday to settle federal charges of bribery involving foreign government officials, paying a total of $384 million.

A Caterpillar subsidiary is reportedly being probed for allegedly dumping train parts into the ocean as part of scheme to overcharge customers. 

Employers continue to grapple with the ObamaCare’s implementation and its various requirements, with companies like UPS voicing more concern over the cost of complying with the new health law.

Approval from CFIUS likely clears the path for the largest buyout of a U.S. company ever by a Chinese buyer.

The USPS was late to the game in adopting modern technology but the wait was worth it. 

A Pentagon proposal to ax the Air Force’s entire fleet of A-10 Thunderbolts is receiving criticism from multiple fronts with questions over how the move will impact military bases and defense contractors.

Shares in BASF fell after a media report that the world's top chemicals group by sales was evaluating a counter bid for DuPont which late last year agreed to merge with Dow Chemical.

A federal appeals court reduced a judgment against chipmaker Marvell Technology by more than $1.25 billion, but still says the company owes Carnegie Mellon University $278 million for patent infringement.

A retired PPG employee apparently resentful at his departure three years ago stole trade secrets worth "hundreds of millions of dollars" for plastic windows used on aircraft and high-speed trains and shared some of the information with a Chinese firm, the FBI said in a criminal complaint.

Two major companies in a prominent $1.4 billion Asia investment fund managed by banking giant Morgan Stanley failed to file their financial statements on time, freezing trading in their stocks.

The recently retired director of the National Security Agency is defending his bid to develop a new cybersecurity model for paying clients, saying his approach doesn't derive from work he did for the government.

United Airlines says it has a tentative agreement with a union to outsource about 1,100 airport jobs while sparing another 800 positions.

Germany's biggest airline, Lufthansa, says it plans to sell its information technology infrastructure division to IBM as part of a deal aimed at reducing the company's IT costs.

The Machinists union sued Wichita-based aircraft parts maker Spirit AeroSystems Friday over its reported efforts to sell off its fabrication operations, contending such outsourcing would violate its labor contract and put in imminent danger the jobs of at least 1,400 employees.

China is losing its appetite for dump trucks, iron ore and construction cranes.

Months of congestion are usually resolved with a splash. So, as soon as we see a break of either support or resistance, look for the subsequent move to be big.