Industrials

How would the city that is home to New Jersey's financial center react to a terror attack on its mass transit system, or a "lone wolf" attack by individual or multiple gunmen? What if those events occurred simultaneously and in conjunction with an attack that involved hazardous chemicals and shut down part of the New Jersey Turnpike? Those scenarios and others were at the heart of a two-day terrorism preparedness conference that kicked off Wednesday in Jersey City and involved about 200 agencies representing law enforcement and the public and private sector.

Shares of some top construction companies are down at 1 p.m.: Fluor fell $.44 or .7 percent, to $58.81.

A dog owner has filed a lawsuit against a pet food company alleging that thousands of dogs have been sickened or died from eating a brand of the company's dry dog food.

Shares of some top airlines companies are down at 1 p.m.: Delta Air fell $.97 or 2.0 percent, to $47.06.

After a horrific crash a decade ago that killed 11 people and injured 180 more, Southern California's commuter train network began investing heavily in passenger cars designed to protect passengers from the full force of a collision with another train or vehicle on the tracks.

Shares of some top construction companies are up at 10 a.m.: Fluor rose $.06 or .1 percent, to $59.11.

A trade group has turned in enough signatures to qualify a referendum on California's plastic bag ban law, suspending implementation of the nation's first statewide ban until voters weigh in on the November 2016 ballot, state elections officials said Tuesday.

A commuter train slammed into a truck stuck on the tracks early Tuesday, sending three rail cars tumbling onto their sides and injuring 28 people in the fiery crash in California.

The Mideast's biggest airline says it plans to resume flights to Baghdad after halting them last month after an incoming passenger plane came under fire.

Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Delta Air fell $.05 or .1 percent, to $47.14.

A look at the 10 biggest percentage gainers on Nasdaq at 1 p.m.: Celldex Therapeutics rose 18.2 percent to $25.08.

Shares of some top aerospace companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Boeing fell $3.75 or 2.4 percent, to $154.56.

Shares of some top aerospace companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Boeing fell $3.93 or 2.5 percent, to $154.38.

Shares of some top construction companies are down at 1 p.m.: Fluor fell $.73 or 1.2 percent, to $58.60.

The seaports of the West Coast went from lagging to bustling over the weekend, a process that is expected to accelerate Monday in the wake of a tentative agreement between employers and dockworkers.

Federal investigators say the fiery collision between a commuter train and an SUV that killed six people in the New York City suburbs cost the railroad about $3.7 million in damage.

Shares of some top construction companies are down at 10 a.m.: Fluor fell $.98 or 1.7 percent, to $58.35.

West Coast seaports were back at full operation Sunday, except in Oakland, California, which has seen another work disruption.

The region's public transit system reported progress Friday in restoring service crippled by a string of severe snowstorms, while Gov. Charlie Baker assembled a panel of experts to delve into long-term solutions for the MBTA's financial and operational woes.

Shares of some top airlines companies were up at the close of trading: Delta Air rose $1.52 or 3.3 percent, to $47.44.