Industrials

The U.S. government and major business leaders are renewing their call on the Thai government to crack down on slavery in its fishing fleets, and to punish people who force migrant workers to catch seafood that can end up in the United States.

A line of yarn is being recalled this week because it can unravel from finished knit or crochet items and pose a risk of entanglement to young children.

Hundreds of flights have been canceled in a strike by Lufthansa pilots at the German airline's short- and medium-haul operations — the latest in a string of walkouts.

The Federal Reserve releases February industrial production figures Monday at 9:15 a.m. Eastern.

The Machinists union on Monday asked for an election so about 2,500 Boeing production workers in South Carolina can decide whether they want union representation.

Federal officials say a new design of guardrails used on highways across the U.S. met safety standards during crash tests.

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board says a 2010 explosion that killed two workers at a former Horsehead Corp. zinc oxide plant in western Pennsylvania was caused by recurring problems with a sump system that the company failed to address.

The United Steelworkers union has reached an agreement with Shell that could soon lead to the end of a six-week strike that has affected 12 U.S. refineries.

Shares of Lumber Liquidators slumped 5 percent in volatile premarket trading Thursday before the company, which has been battered by reports of unsafe products, provides investors with an update about its business.

A Los Angeles County battery recycler at the center of a long public fight over its toxic output has agreed to shutter its plant.

Mysterious, middle-of-the-night drone flights by the U.S. Secret Service during the next several weeks over parts of Washington are part of secret government testing intended to find ways to interfere with rogue drones or knock them out of the sky.

A manufacturer of over-the-counter infant's and children's liquid medications has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge that it sold products that contained metal particles.

Settlement talks have been ordered to resolve a legal dispute in which former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and others are seeking $10 million in compensation over mining claims that were condemned to make way for a major silver and copper mine.

Two New York state lawmakers have reintroduced legislation intended to ban the use of toxic chemicals in children's toys — but the legislation continues to face opposition from toy manufacturers.

An employee of an armed security company opened fire on a co-worker inside the business Monday morning before fatally shooting himself outside, police said.

When Arizona's only active uranium mine shuts down this spring, the company running it plans to restart another mine south of Grand Canyon National Park.

The federal government predicts that trains hauling crude oil or ethanol will derail an average of 10 times a year over the next two decades.

The first nationwide, oil refinery strike in more than 30 years is growing to encompass four new plants, including the largest U.S. refinery in Port Arthur, Texas.

Japanese auto parts maker Takata Corp. isn't cooperating with the government's investigation of its air bags, the National Highway Safety Administration said Friday as it imposed fines of $14,000 a day that will continue until key safety information is provided.

An explosion and fire tore through part of a Southern California oil refinery, shattering both a four-story structure and the peace of people whose nearby homes shook from the blast.