Capital Southwest plans to separate into 2 publicly traded companies
Capital Southwest Corp.'s stock is rising on news that it plans to separate its industrial and lending businesses into two publicly traded companies.
Fewer nonstop flights, take-offs lead to sharp drop in passenger use of T.F. Green Airport
With fewer nonstop flights, airline seats and take-offs, the number of passengers at T.F.
Airlines companies shares mixed at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Delta Air fell $1.35 or 2.9 percent, to $45.32.
Top 10 Nasdaq-traded stocks posting largest percentage increases
A look at the 10 biggest percentage gainers on Nasdaq at 1 p.m.: Liberty Media Corp. B rose 16.4 percent to $43.64.
Construction companies shares down at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top construction companies are down at 10 a.m.: Fluor fell $2.52 or 4.1 percent, to $59.47.
Aerospace companies shares down at 10 a.m.
Shares of some top aerospace companies are down at 10 a.m.: Boeing fell $1.19 or .9 percent, to $133.17.
State study shows Utah could manage public land currently under federal control
Utah could afford to manage more than 30 million acres of public land within its borders if the state somehow took control of the property from federal agencies, according to a state report released Monday.
Construction companies shares down at the close of trading
Shares of some top construction companies were down at the close of trading: Fluor fell $1.74 or 2.8 percent, to $60.25.
Investigators point to manufacturing defect in Boeing 787 battery fire that grounded fleet
A report by federal accident investigators points to a manufacturing defect as the likely cause of an internal short circuit that led to a battery fire in a Boeing 787 airliner parked at Boston's airport last year.
Construction companies shares down at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top construction companies are down at 1 p.m.: Fluor fell $2.48 or 4.0 percent, to $59.51.
Amazon shows off army of new robots designed to help workers meet holiday shipping crunch
A year ago, Amazon.com workers like 34-year-old Rejinaldo Rosales hiked miles of aisles each shift to "pick" each item a customer ordered and prepare it for shipping.
In Appalachia, beekeepers using mountains once scraped up or blown apart for coal
Up a trail marked "no blastin on Sundays," bees patrol a mountain once partially broken apart for coal.
Roof partly collapses on New York City car dealership, killing 1 person; 3 others escape
Authorities say a New York City car dealership's concrete roof partially collapsed, killing one person who was trapped under the rubble.
Aerospace companies shares mixed at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top aerospace companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Boeing fell $.42 or .3 percent, to $134.36.
Airlines companies shares up at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top airlines companies are up at 1 p.m.: Delta Air rose $2.44 or 5.5 percent, to $46.68.
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim pays $624M for controlling stake in FCC construction company
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slum will invest 500 million euros ($624 million) in Spanish construction firm FCC and receive a controlling stake in the company.
Construction companies shares down at 1 p.m.
Shares of some top construction companies are down at 1 p.m.: Fluor fell $1.50 or 2.2 percent, to $67.18.
Top 10 New York Stock Exchange-traded stocks posting largest percentage increases
A look at the 10 biggest percentage gainers on New York Stock Exchange at 1 p.m.: Cubic Corp. rose 9.6 percent to $51.60.
Snow and rain slow Thanksgiving travelers in the Northeast; hundreds of flights canceled
Rain and snow rolled into the Northeast on Wednesday as millions of Americans made the big Thanksgiving getaway, grounding hundreds of flights and turning highways sloppy along the congested Washington-to-Boston corridor.
Construction companies shares down at the close of trading
Shares of some top construction companies were down at the close of trading: Fluor fell $1.96 or 2.9 percent, to $66.72.