Industrials

A U.S. requirement that American steel be used to update an Alaska ferry terminal is causing some tension with Canadian officials.

Despite a massive explosion in October, authorities say a state-owned launch pad at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility should be repaired and ready for testing late next year.

The former head of a coal company that ran the West Virginia mine where 29 men were killed in a 2010 explosion wants his criminal case moved and his trial delayed for a year.

FedEx Corp. (FDX) on Wednesday reported net income of $616 million in its fiscal second quarter.

Shares of some top construction companies are up at 1 p.m.: Fluor rose $.68 or 1.2 percent, to $57.35.

The head of the Transportation Security Administration says it was necessary to exempt the agency from new Obama administration rules restricting racial profiling by the government so the TSA can target travelers for extra scrutiny based on their nationality and gender.

Saying Southwest Airlines is neglecting workers and its customers, baggage handlers are bringing attention to the company's slide in on-time performance as they seek a new contract.

A last-minute settlement has avoided trial in a massive breach-of-contract lawsuit involving casino giant MGM Resorts International and six of seven contractors on a never-opened Las Vegas Strip hotel tower.

Ohio's Hamilton County has adopted a do-it-yourself approach to fix stadium seats in the Great American Ball Park that are unexpectedly falling apart.

Shares of some top aerospace companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Boeing rose $.89 or .7 percent, to $121.66.

Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Delta Air fell $.13 or .3 percent, to $47.55.

Shares of some top aerospace companies were mixed at the close of trading: Boeing rose $1.31 or 1.1 percent, to $122.08.

Shares of some top construction companies were down at the close of trading: Fluor fell $.21 or .4 percent, to $56.67.

Shares of some top airlines companies were mixed at the close of trading: Delta Air rose $.12 or .3 percent, to $47.80.

Honeywell International Inc. has pared its sales outlook for the fourth quarter and full-year, saying Monday that it expects only modest economic growth in most of the world next year.

Shares of some top construction companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Fluor rose $.14 or .2 percent, to $57.02.

Shares of some top airlines companies are up at 10 a.m.: Delta Air rose $.16 or .3 percent, to $47.84.

Shares of some top aerospace companies are up at 10 a.m.: Boeing rose $1.25 or 1.0 percent, to $122.02.

Shares of some top construction companies were down at the close of trading: Fluor fell $1.47 or 2.5 percent, to $56.88.

Shares of some top airlines companies were down at the close of trading: Delta Air fell $.65 or 1.3 percent, to $47.68.