Industrials

Boeing's profit jumped 12% in the third quarter, as the aerospace giant’s commercial aircraft unit outweighed softness at its defense business.

Mining trouble sparked a drop in Caterpillar's earnings and prompted the equipment maker to slash its full-year guidance below estimates.

Kansas City Southern posted higher quarterly profit and revenue as the railroad saw improved shipments.

The New York Fed's manufacturing index fell in October, widely missing estimates the gauge would rise from September levels. 

Lockheed Martin inked a contract valued at potentially as much as $4.1 billion to provide communications equipment and services to the U.S. Army.

United Tech's board approved a 10% hike in the defense and aerospace giant’s fourth-quarter dividend.

Alcoa posted adjusted 3Q profits of 11 cents a share, topping estimates. Shares climbed 2.6% in extended trading.

Lockheed Martin said it will furlough roughly 3,000 employees amid a continued government shutdown. Boeing also expects furloughs soon.

The American manufacturing sector grew at the fastest pace since April 2011 in September, surprising economists who the expansion to slow.

The mining equipment maker warned of an increasingly 'challenging' market amid a glut in coal supplies.

Toll Brothers reported a 24% rise in quarterly revenue but fell short of expectations as orders slowed. 

Damage costs from natural and man-made disasters fell 16% to $56 billion in the first half of 2013, according to a report from Swiss Re.

The long reach of last summer's devastating U.S. drought has reversed the flow of the mighty Mississippi River - for corn, at least.

BP is suing the U.S. government for barring it from obtaining new federal contracts after it pleaded guilty to charges related to the 2010 rig explosion.

Small businesses grew more optimistic in July, with owners forecasting improving sales and profits.

Fueled by a surge in worldwide beer volume, Molson Coors posted a much stronger-than-expected second-quarter profit on Tuesday but warned the consumer market will remain tough throughout the rest of the year.

Gold held above $1,300 an ounce as the dollar softened after mixed U.S. data last week left investors less sure the Fed would start to scale back its stimulus next month.

P&G saw its fourth-quarter profit decline 46% amid charges, but the maker of consumer products recorded improved sales that helped the company beat Wall Street expectations.

Kellogg reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter earnings but warned of weakness in the U.S. 

The pace of business activity in the U.S. Midwest picked up modestly in July, although growth in new orders and employment both cooled, a report showed on Wednesday.