Industrials

Arch Coal says it is idling the Cumberland River Coal Company complex in Wise County, Virginia, and Letcher County, Kentucky.

Russian steel company Severstal is exiting the U.S. market, selling a pair of steel plants to AK Steel and Steel Dynamics for about $2.33 billion.

A state agency's decision to revise a Detroit-area steel plant's air quality permit will allow the facility to continue emitting too much pollution, environmental organizations said Monday in a lawsuit.

Insufficient route planning, a distracted pilot driver and an inadequate permitting process by the state of Washington all played a part in last year's Interstate 5 bridge collapse north of Seattle, which sent two cars into a river below, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday.

All times are Eastern MONDAY, July 14 Citigroup Inc. reports quarterly financial results before the market opens.

Just eight miles from the center of Paris, the normally sleepy aerodrome in Le Bourget will undergo its biennial transformation into the center of the world's $700 billion aerospace and defense industry when it hosts the 51st International Paris Air Show next week.

The compact city that inspired ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft is offering a new way to get to work: Fancy $6 big-bus rides with spacious seating, free Wi-Fi and attendants who deliver snacks.

LG Display says two people were killed and four others sickened by a nitrogen leak at its factory north of Seoul.

Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic company is reeling from the loss of SpaceShipTwo, which crashed in California's Mojave desert on Friday, killing one of its pilots and seriously injuring the other.

The tobacco industry may be making strides in the health department, but it still has a ways to go to make sure children aren’t being exploited by the multi-billion-dollar trade. 

The Energy Information Administration says depressed natural gas prices in the U.S. are aiding domestic plastic production.

Detroit's 'Big Three' automakers reported sharp gains in auto sales as demand for fuel-efficient vehicles ramped up in the U.S. and pickup trucks rebounded.

The nation's top transportation official said Wednesday that while the U.S. government is "on a good path" when it comes to commercial use of drones, concerns remain about their private use.

U.S. businesses expect their sales will rebound in the next three months after a sluggish first quarter, and they also plan to boost hiring and pay, according to a survey released Monday Just 49 percent of firms said their sales increased in the first three months of the year from last year's fourth quarter.

This city in China's northern coal country hardly looks like it is in trouble.

Two San Francisco federal judges say juries will have to decide whether former drivers for Uber and Lyft were independent contractors, or employees of the ride-hailing companies with all of the protections and benefits the state affords regular workers.

The job market remains a frustrating place for America's 9 million unemployed — perhaps more so as hiring has accelerated along with job postings.

A new report shows San Jose, California, Seattle and Wichita, Kansas, led the way with the highest percentage of its workforce employed in the so-called advanced industries sector.

Spreading labor strife at major West Coast seaports is exacerbating importers' problems getting products to market, threatening the on-time delivery of some holiday goods.

Labor strife at major West Coast sea ports is threatening the delivery of holiday goods that consumers expect and retailers need to turn a profit.