Industrials

S&P Dow Jones Indices says that American Airlines Group will soon be joining the S&P 500 index.

Two former executives at Freedom Industries are due in court for plea hearings on charges stemming from last year's chemical spill in Charleston.

Heavy rain over the weekend caused mudslides around western Washington, including one that has stopped passenger train service between Seattle and the city of Everett, about 25 miles north.

Shares of some top airlines companies were up at the close of trading: Delta Air rose $.66 or 1.5 percent, to $46.16.

Shares of some top aerospace companies were up at the close of trading: Boeing rose $2.10 or 1.4 percent, to $153.67.

Flights were more likely to be on time and less likely to be canceled in January than they were a year earlier, when winter storms wrecked airline schedules.

Some New York City elected officials and environmentalists rallied on Monday against a plan to build a liquid natural gas terminal near New York Harbor and called on Governor Andrew Cuomo to veto the proposal they deemed an environmental danger.

Shares of some top construction companies are up at 1 p.m.: Fluor rose $.25 or .4 percent, to $56.94.

Plastic compounds and resins supplier A.

China has overtaken Germany to become the world's third-biggest arms exporter, although its 5 percent share remains small compared to the combined 58 percent of exports from the U.S. and Russia, a new study says.

Coal miner Murray Energy Corp. said Monday that it will pay about $1.4 billion in cash to buy a controlling stake in Foresight Energy LP and its subsidiary.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Aeropostale Inc., down 64 cents to $3.06 The teen clothing retailer reported mixed fourth-quarter results and provided a weak first-quarter outlook.

Shares of some top aerospace companies are down at 1 p.m.: Boeing fell $1.31 or .9 percent, to $150.73.

Shares of some top construction companies are down at 1 p.m.: Fluor fell $1.55 or 2.7 percent, to $56.35.

Consol Energy is trimming the amount of money it spends on buying and developing land for oil production, joining other energy companies that are reducing spending due to falling oil prices.

Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Delta Air rose $.38 or .8 percent, to $45.71.

Shares of some top aerospace companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Boeing fell $.07 or percent, to $151.97.

France and Germany are leading a call for the European Union to ensure fair competition between EU airlines and those from the Gulf region that are accused of receiving major state backing.

Japan and France are set to sign an arms transfer deal as Japan seeks to play a greater military role internationally.

Shares of some top construction companies are down at 10 a.m.: Fluor fell $.85 or 1.5 percent, to $57.05.