Industrials

Coal's plunging fortunes and notoriety as the fuel blamed most for global warming aren't discouraging one company that has purchased 1.2 billion tons of coal reserves in three U.S. states and is planning Wyoming's first major new coal mine in 40 years.

Developers who want to rebuild Kauai's historic Coco Palms Resort must address concerns raised by the state Historic Preservation Division before any county permits are issued.

Shares of some top construction companies were mixed at the close of trading: Fluor fell $.64 or 1.1 percent, to $55.08.

Body-worn cameras are the latest must-have devices in police work and are spreading fast to departments nationwide.

A fire Friday at a northern Indiana chemical plant left eight people, including two firefighters, injured, officials said.

Companies that handle cargo at West Coast seaports say they will hire far fewer workers this weekend, the latest escalation in a labor dispute with dockworkers that threatens to shut down ports vital to U.S. trade with Asia.

Political campaign mailings and an increase in holiday package deliveries helped boost U.S. Postal Service revenue at the end of the year.

Shares of some top aerospace companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Boeing fell $.25 or .2 percent, to $148.35.

Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Delta Air fell $.14 or .3 percent, to $46.00.

Shares of some top construction companies are up at 1 p.m.: Fluor rose $1.06 or 2.0 percent, to $55.41.

Shares of some top aerospace companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Boeing fell $.10 or .1 percent, to $147.12.

Shares of some top airlines companies are down at 10 a.m.: Delta Air fell $.53 or 1.1 percent, to $46.43.

Shares of some top construction companies are up at 10 a.m.: Fluor rose $.91 or 1.7 percent, to $55.26.

California, the country's third-largest oil-producing state, has improperly given oil companies more than 2,500 permits to inject production fluids and oilfield waste into underground water supplies that are used for drinking water or irrigation, state records show.

Swedish truck maker AB Volvo has posted a fourth-quarter loss of 3 billion kronor ($364 million), compared with a 548 million-kronor surplus last year, in the face of weak demand for construction equipment.

A look at the 10 biggest percentage gainers on Nasdaq at 1 p.m.: Pacific Data Vision rose 25.0 percent to $50.00.

The deadly crash of a TransAsia plane into a river in Taiwan is again focusing the world's attention on the safety challenges facing fast-growing Asian airlines.

Shares of some top airlines companies were up at the close of trading: Delta Air rose $.95 or 2.1 percent, to $46.96.

Shares of some top aerospace companies were mixed at the close of trading: Boeing fell $.12 or .1 percent, to $147.22.

Shares of some top construction companies were down at the close of trading: Fluor fell $2.37 or 4.2 percent, to $54.35.