Industrials

From Beijing to Paris to San Francisco, the Apple Watch made its debut Friday.

Apple says it's investing 1.7 billion euros ($1.92 billion) in data centers in Denmark and Ireland that will be powered by renewable energy, its largest such project in Europe to date.

Chip maker Cypress Semiconductor is buying flash memory product maker Spansion in an all-stock deal worth $1.59 billion.

IBM is paying $1.5 billion to Globalfoundries in order to shed its costly chip division.

Irish eyes are smiling in the world of mergers and acquisitions, with Milwaukee’s Johnson Controls becoming the latest U.S. company to capitalize on Ireland’s welcoming tax rates.

Lockheed Martin Corp. has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing the aerospace and defense company of mismanaging the investment accounts of its employees and retirees.

U.S. industrial production fell for a fifth straight month in April, weighed down by declines in mining and utilities output, pointing to a lack of momentum in the economy at the start of the second quarter.

Thanks to Europe's economic comeback, multinationals are likely to be a bright spot this earnings season.

The hedge fund said the position in Air Products is worth $2.2 billion -- it's biggest-ever purchase.

U.S. stocks veered between small gains and losses in early trading Monday following some earnings gains at big U.S. companies.

When the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe announced an agreement with an outside business for advice on how to grow and sell marijuana on its land, it touted the consultant's experience advising other groups on the topic and that it's a publicly traded company.

If you think investors in U.S. stocks have had it rough, consider the hapless folks who followed Wall Street's advice to buy emerging market stocks.

The Shanghai share index has plunged more than 6 percent, the biggest drop since July 27, as investors resumed sell-offs of Chinese stocks despite the stabilization of the Chinese yuan.

Union workers with expired contracts at the United States' only platinum and palladium mines will reconsider tonight the same contract they rejected in June.

The Shanghai share index has dived more than 8 percent as Chinese shares suffer a renewed sell-off despite government efforts to support the market.

Asian stock markets were lower Monday as weak Chinese manufacturing accelerated the sell-off in oil and other commodities.

Shell Chemicals paid approximately $6 million less than computed fair market value for the former Horsehead Corp. property where a petrochemical plant may be built, a county official says.

Union workers at Montana's largest mining company have rejected a proposed four-year contract that could have reduced their take-home pay, as Stillwater Mining Co. executives seek to cut costs amid declining precious metals prices.

U.S. stocks edged higher in early trading Wednesday following broad gains in European markets.

Stocks moved lower in early trading Thursday, sapped by gloomy manufacturing data from Europe, China and Japan.