Construction companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top construction companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Fluor rose $.12 or .2 percent, to $57.90.
Transocean, Goodyear Tire, Restaurant Brands, Celsus and Vasco are big market movers
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Waste Management Inc., up $2.65 to $53.94 The garbage and recycling hauler swung to a fourth-quarter profit, benefiting from the sale of its waste-to-energy business, and set a $1 billion stock buyback program.
Construction companies shares down at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top construction companies are down at 10 a.m.: Fluor fell $.36 or .6 percent, to $57.42.
Airlines companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Delta Air rose $.53 or 1.2 percent, to $45.03.
Aerospace companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top aerospace companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Boeing fell $.23 or .2 percent, to $149.50.
Newtown families ask US judge to return lawsuit against gun maker Remington to state court
The families of nine children and adults killed in the 2012 Newtown school shooting are asking a federal judge to return their lawsuit against gun maker Remington to state court, where legal experts say it may have a better chance of succeeding.
Cuomo proposes transfer and increase in oil cleanup fund amid railroad shipping boom
The Cuomo administration has proposed boosting New York's oil spill fund to $40 million amid the recent surge in railroad shipping and dangerous derailments, while transferring authority from the state comptroller to its own environmental staff.
US labor secretary arrives to broker West Coast seaport talks; cargo backup historically bad
The nation's top labor official is arriving in California in an attempt to resolve a damaging contract dispute between West Coast dockworkers and their employers.
Cyprus, Egypt to examine potential pipeline link taking offshore gas to Egyptian facilities
Cyprus and Egypt have tightened their energy cooperation with an agreement to sort out the technical details of laying an undersea pipeline that would carry offshore natural gas to Egyptian processing facilities.
Water, air quality concerns heighten conflict between pig farms and environmental advocates
Federal lawsuits from Washington state to North Carolina are challenging the efficient, profitable livestock industry to change its ways.
JetBlue's new CEO seeks the right balance to please passengers and Wall Street investors
Robin Hayes, the new CEO of JetBlue Airways, is balancing between passengers and Wall Street.
New Mexico lawmaker wants to sell taxpayer-financed Spaceport America
One New Mexico lawmaker is tired of spending money on Spaceport America and wants to sell the futuristic hangar, its nearly two-mile-long runway and the 18,000 acres that surround it.
Exasperated New Englanders brace for another snowstorm that could bring a foot or more of snow
Exasperated New Englanders still digging out from three major storms that left 6 feet of snow in many areas are bracing for what's expected to be another punishing winter blast.
Construction companies shares mixed at the close of trading
Shares of some top construction companies were mixed at the close of trading: Fluor rose $1.42 or 2.5 percent, to $57.78.
Construction companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top construction companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Fluor rose $1.37 or 2.4 percent, to $57.73.
Airlines companies shares down at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top airlines companies are down at 1 p.m.: Delta Air fell $.71 or 1.6 percent, to $44.10.
Aerospace companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top aerospace companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Boeing rose $1.43 or 1.0 percent, to $149.52.
More than 100 jobs cut as Postal Service transfers Toledo mail sorting to Michigan
Nearly half of the jobs at a sorting center in northwest Ohio will be eliminated as the Postal Service moves its local mail-sorting operation to Michigan.
Spain: Alert over toxic orange chemical blast cloud ends for people told to stay inside
Spanish authorities early Friday lifted all restrictions for all 60,000 people urged to stay indoors after a chemical explosion a day earlier at a warehouse sent a large, toxic orange cloud floating above six towns.
Airlines companies shares down at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top airlines companies are down at 10 a.m.: Delta Air fell $1.02 or 2.3 percent, to $43.96.