Industrials

Safety regulators seek to fine United Airlines $1.3 million, claiming that the carrier violated rules about shipping hazardous material often by inaccurately describing the amount of the cargo.

Accident investigators say there are systemic weaknesses in the way natural gas providers protect against the rupture of major, high-pressure pipelines in populated areas.

The City and Borough of Juneau is exploring options so it doesn't have to ship leftovers from its waste treatment plants to Oregon.

American Airlines Group Inc. (AAL) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $597 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

A look at the 10 biggest percentage gainers on Nasdaq at 1 p.m.: Heat Biologics Inc. rose 31.8 percent to $5.39.

A look at the 10 biggest percentage gainers on New York Stock Exchange at 1 p.m.: Ocwen Financial Corp. rose 17.5 percent to $7.46.

Shares of some top aerospace companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Boeing rose $.04 or percent, to $134.66.

Shares of some top construction companies are up at 10 a.m.: Fluor rose $.09 or .2 percent, to $54.40.

West Coast dockworkers and their employers have resolved a key dispute in new contract talks.

Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Delta Air fell $.09 or .2 percent, to $50.47.

Shares of some top construction companies were up at the close of trading: Fluor rose $.81 or 1.5 percent, to $55.12.

Airlines are cancelling thousands of flights into and out of East Coast airports as a major snowstorm packing up to three feet of snow barrels down on the region.

United Technologies Corp. on Monday reported fourth-quarter earnings that topped Wall Street expectations but trimmed its forecast for 2015 citing the impact of the strong dollar and pension costs.

NASA expects to save millions of dollars in launch costs, once its commercial crew program starts flying in a couple of years.

Shares of some top construction companies are up at 1 p.m.: Fluor rose $.64 or 1.2 percent, to $54.95.

Rock-Tenn and MeadWestvaco are joining to form a $16 billion packaging company.

Thailand's coup-leader-turned-premier Prayuth Chan-ocha says debt-laden Thai Airways will not go bankrupt because the government is supporting it.

Airlines are preparing to shut down operations along the East Coast as a major snowstorm packing up to three feet of snow barrels down on the region.

Shares of some top construction companies were mixed at the close of trading: Fluor fell $.65 or 1.2 percent, to $54.31.

Shares of some top airlines companies were mixed at the close of trading: Delta Air fell $.14 or .3 percent, to $50.56.