Industrials

Three men purchased enough state-subsidized, energy-efficient light bulbs to fill a rented truck with the bright idea of selling them for a profit in Chicago, police said Wednesday.

A look at the 10 biggest percentage gainers on New York Stock Exchange at the close of trading: J.C.

Shares of some top construction companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Fluor fell $.05 or .1 percent, to $57.95.

Thirteen flight attendants filed a federal complaint Wednesday against United Airlines saying they were fired for refusing to fly from San Francisco to Hong Kong on a plane with the words "BYE BYE" and a pair of faces scrawled on it, their attorneys said Wednesday.

Shares of some top aerospace companies are up at 10 a.m.: Boeing rose $1.81 or 1.4 percent, to $129.34.

New government rules will require airlines to collect and analyze safety data to spot any troubling trends and help prevent accidents.

Shares of some top aerospace companies are up at 1 p.m.: Boeing rose $2.24 or 1.8 percent, to $129.77.

A group of flight attendants who were fired for refusing to work a trans-Pacific flight have filed a complaint against United Airlines, saying they were acting out of legitimate security concerns.

Monsanto said Wednesday its earnings fell 34 percent in its first fiscal quarter as South American farmers cut back on planting corn, reducing demand for the company's biotech-enhanced seeds.

Most returning Mormon missionaries are greeted at the airport by family, friends and an occasional cardboard cutout of anyone who couldn't make it.

Shares of some top airlines companies were down at the close of trading: Delta Air fell $.60 or 1.3 percent, to $44.96.

The Alaska Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would temporarily restrict participation by a state-sponsored corporation in an alternate gas pipeline project proposed by Gov. Bill Walker.

Shares of some top construction companies were down at the close of trading: Fluor fell $.73 or 1.3 percent, to $57.16.

Four trucking companies have settled lawsuits against the truck-stop chain owned by Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam claiming Knoxville-based Pilot Flying J fraudulently withheld fuel rebates and discounts from customers.

The Department of Interior says it has affirmed a corrected environmental analysis for a 7-year-old petroleum lease in the Chukchi (chuk-CHEE') Sea off Alaska's northwest coast.

Shares of some top aerospace companies are down at 1 p.m.: Boeing fell $1.96 or 1.3 percent, to $150.74.

Shares of some top construction companies are down at 1 p.m.: Fluor fell $.46 or .8 percent, to $57.43.

Shares of some top airlines companies are down at 1 p.m.: Delta Air fell $.80 or 1.8 percent, to $44.76.

The U.S. is imposing new sanctions on Syria's government aimed at blunting its weapons programs and pushing it into negotiations with rebels.

Shares of some top airlines companies are down at 10 a.m.: Delta Air fell $.67 or 1.5 percent, to $44.89.