Ascot Resources to apply for new permits to explore for copper, gold near Mount St. Helens
A Canadian company plans to submit a new application for exploratory drilling northeast of Mount St. Helens after a federal judge invalidated its prospecting permits last year.
Facts about California's high-speed rail plan
California officials are marking the start of work on nation's first high-speed train, which, when completed, would take travelers from Los Angeles to San Francisco in less than three hours.
Airlines companies shares down at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top airlines companies are down at 1 p.m.: Delta Air fell $1.08 or 2.2 percent, to $48.10.
Aerospace companies shares down at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top aerospace companies are down at 1 p.m.: Boeing fell $1.23 or .9 percent, to $128.73.
Airlines companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Delta Air fell $.38 or .8 percent, to $48.80.
Construction companies shares down at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top construction companies are down at 10 a.m.: Fluor fell $2.36 or 3.9 percent, to $58.33.
Aerospace companies shares down at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top aerospace companies are down at 10 a.m.: Boeing fell $.80 or .6 percent, to $129.15.
Federal mediator agrees to help West Coast dockworkers, employers negotiate new contract
A federal mediator has agreed to intervene in stalled contract talks between West Coast dockworkers and their employers.
Arctic waters see fewer commercial ships in 2014; limited access, sea ice remain obstacles
Fewer ships sailed through Arctic waters in 2014.
Shares of Delta lose altitude after airline reports a drop in key December revenue figure
Delta Air Lines Inc. said Monday that a key revenue figure fell 4.5 percent in December, which it blamed on holiday travel that spilled over into other months because of the changing calendar.
US coal mines record lowest death rate ever with 16; total of 26 die in non-coal mines
The nation's coal mines set a record for the lowest number of on-the-job fatalities last year, with 16.
Construction companies shares down at the close of trading
Shares of some top construction companies were down at the close of trading: Fluor fell $2.13 or 3.5 percent, to $58.56.
Company taking initial steps to mine gold in central Idaho wilderness area
The U.S. Forest Service is taking public comments on its approval of a gold mining company's plan to reopen a 4-mile road in a central Idaho wilderness and drill core samples to find out if two of its claims are profitable enough to be mined.
Construction companies shares down at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top construction companies are down at 1 p.m.: Fluor fell $2.47 or 4.1 percent, to $58.23.
SpaceX shoots for supply launch to space station, unprecedented rocket landing on ocean barge
SpaceX is making another supply run to the International Space Station for NASA.
Construction companies shares mixed at the close of trading
Shares of some top construction companies were mixed at the close of trading: Fluor rose $.06 or .1 percent, to $60.69.
North Korean officials and entities targeted by Obama sanctions in response to Sony hack
President Barack Obama has ordered sanctions on North Korea in retaliation for the cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Aerospace companies shares down at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top aerospace companies are down at 1 p.m.: Boeing fell $.26 or .2 percent, to $129.72.
Construction companies shares down at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top construction companies are down at 1 p.m.: Fluor fell $.28 or .5 percent, to $60.35.
Airlines companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Delta Air fell $.18 or .4 percent, to $49.01.