Thousands of plaintiffs remain after $3.2M paid for Chinese drywall damage to 7 houses
With a hearing scheduled to decide how much money thousands of people are owed for Chinese drywall damage to their homes, the manufacturer has made payments required to participate, including $3.2 million to seven homeowners in Virginia.
Eds: JetBlue computer outage causes delays for passengers; now fixed, company says
JetBlue says a computer outage that has caused delays for its passengers has been resolved.
Aerospace companies shares up at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top aerospace companies are up at 10 a.m.: Boeing rose $2.80 or 1.9 percent, to $151.65.
Construction companies shares up at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top construction companies are up at 10 a.m.: Fluor rose $.71 or 1.3 percent, to $57.47.
JetBlue pilot who yelled, scared passengers sues airline for $16M for not seeing he was ill
A JetBlue Airways pilot who scared passengers by yelling about Jesus and al-Qaida in 2012 has sued the airline for $16 million, saying it jeopardized the flight by failing to recognize he was ill.
Construction companies shares down at the close of trading
Shares of some top construction companies were down at the close of trading: Fluor fell $.71 or 1.2 percent, to $56.76.
Dow Chemical, Carnival, Oxford Industries and Blackberry are big market movers
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE The Dow Chemical Co., up $1.32 to $47.76 The chemical company is splitting its chlorine business and merging it with Olin Corp. in a cash-and-stock deal worth $5 billion.
Finally, Connecticut to open $567 million Hartford-to-New Britain bus rapid transit system
Eighteen years, three governors and $567 million after a study was commissioned to come up with a way to improve public transportation in central Connecticut, a bus-only corridor is about to open, promising to overtake motorists sitting on traffic-clogged Interstate 84.
Aerospace companies shares up at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top aerospace companies are up at 1 p.m.: Boeing rose $.22 or .1 percent, to $148.39.
Blaze on New York's Fire Island destroys 2 well-known gay resort landmarks; firefighters hurt
An early morning blaze on New York's Fire Island has destroyed several structures, including two well-known landmarks in a historic gay resort.
Airlines companies shares up at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top airlines companies are up at 1 p.m.: Delta Air rose $.81 or 1.8 percent, to $44.90.
Safety agency to lead investigation into deadly collapse of scaffold at NC construction site
North Carolina's workplace safety agency is leading an investigation into why a scaffold with several men on it broke free from the facade of a high-rise construction project and killed three workers.
Rio mayor calls 2016 Olympics a 'wasted opportunity' for promised water cleanup
With 500 days to go until the 2016 Olympics begin, Rio de Janeiro's mayor acknowledged Monday that the much-touted goal of cleaning up the city's blighted waterways for the games would likely not be met.
Aerospace companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top aerospace companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Boeing fell $1.29 or .8 percent, to $153.21.
Construction companies shares up at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top construction companies are up at 1 p.m.: Fluor rose $.76 or 1.3 percent, to $58.05.
Airlines companies shares down at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top airlines companies are down at 1 p.m.: Delta Air fell $.77 or 1.6 percent, to $46.65.
Aerospace companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top aerospace companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Boeing fell $1.04 or .7 percent, to $153.46.
Construction companies shares up at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top construction companies are up at 10 a.m.: Fluor rose $.31 or .5 percent, to $57.60.
Airlines companies shares down at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top airlines companies are down at 10 a.m.: Delta Air fell $.65 or 1.4 percent, to $46.77.
A glance at prominent women in business leadership roles worldwide
Companies are trying to increase the number of women in executive positions amid evidence that it brings higher profits, surveys show.