Industrials

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.

Stocks are opening modestly lower in the U.S. Thursday, following bigger declines in Europe after Saudi Arabia launched strikes on key military installations in Yemen.

1:25 p.m. (1225 GMT, 8:25 a.m. EDT) The Airbus 320 plane that went down in the French Alps is a workhorse of modern aviation.

A batch of good news on the economy helped push the stock market to new highs.

Asian stock markets mostly posted modest gains Wednesday as stronger U.S. growth was tempered by a less rosy outlook for China.

U.S. stocks jumped Friday as investors reacted to strong corporate earnings as well as data showing home construction picked up last month.

Asian stock markets rose Wednesday, lifted by new signs of strength in the U.S. economy and expectations that Europe's central bank will provide more support to the flagging region.

A look at the 10 biggest percentage decliners on New York Stock Exchange at 1 p.m.: SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. fell 33.3 percent to $18.78.

Gold is slipping to its lowest level in a month as signs of an improving economy lure traders into other investments.

The takeover carries a 12.4% premium on the scrap mill servicing company's Friday close.

Global stocks were uneven Tuesday as weak Chinese manufacturing weighed on sentiment and investors looked ahead to a U.S. jobs report later this week that could cement expectations for a Fed interest rate hike.

U.S. stocks are edging lower in midday trading a day after the Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at an all-time high.

U.S. stocks are little changed in early trading a day after the Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at an all-time high.

U.S. stocks edged lower in early trading Friday, a day after the Standard & Poor's 500 index notched a new high.

Stocks are ending mostly higher, giving the Standard & Poor's 500 index its second straight record close.

Stocks are barely moving in midday trading as the market comes off two days of losses.

U.S. stocks mostly rose as trading opened Monday with investors looking ahead to a busy week for earnings news and a meeting by the Federal Reserve on interest rates.