US airlines improve January on-time performance, reduce cancelations versus year ago
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.
NYC officials, activists oppose liquid natural gas terminal planned for NY, NJ coasts
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.
Construction companies shares up at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top construction companies are up at 1 p.m.: Fluor rose $.25 or .4 percent, to $56.94.
Coal miner Murray Energy to pay $1.4 billion for controlling stake in Foresight Energy
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.
China overtakes Germany to become 3rd-biggest arms exporter, but far behind US and Russia
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.
A. Schulman buying Citadel Plastics for $800 million to expand specialty plastics business
Plastic compounds and resins supplier A.
Aeropostale, Herbalife, Ann and Sears Hometown are big market movers
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.
Aerospace companies shares down at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top aerospace companies are down at 1 p.m.: Boeing fell $1.31 or .9 percent, to $150.73.
Construction companies shares down at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top construction companies are down at 1 p.m.: Fluor fell $1.55 or 2.7 percent, to $56.35.
Gas and coal producer Consol Energy cuts spending as oil prices fall; shares fall
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.
Airlines companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Delta Air rose $.38 or .8 percent, to $45.71.
Aerospace companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top aerospace companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Boeing fell $.07 or percent, to $151.97.
France, Germany urge EU action against state support for Gulf airlines
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 signs arms deal with France as part of effort to expand international military role
Japan and France are set to sign an arms transfer deal as Japan seeks to play a greater military role internationally.
Oswego Harbor's 130-year-old breakwater will be rebuilt; Lake Ontario structure is crumbling
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to rebuild the massive Lake Ontario breakwater built more than a century ago to protect Oswego Harbor.
Construction companies shares down at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top construction companies are down at 10 a.m.: Fluor fell $.85 or 1.5 percent, to $57.05.
Airlines companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Delta Air rose $.59 or 1.3 percent, to $45.92.
Construction companies shares up at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top construction companies are up at 1 p.m.: Fluor rose $.53 or .9 percent, to $57.65.
Airlines companies shares up at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top airlines companies are up at 10 a.m.: Delta Air rose $1.15 or 2.6 percent, to $45.17.
NYC-based developer plans to turn vacant downtown Buffalo building into 300-room hotel
A New York City-based developer plans to turn a long-vacant department store in downtown Buffalo into a 300-room hotel.