Industrials

Shares of some top aerospace companies were up at the close of trading: Boeing rose $1.08 or .8 percent, to $132.78.

Shares of some top construction companies were up at the close of trading: Fluor rose $1.65 or 2.4 percent, to $69.24.

Shares of some top airlines companies were down at the close of trading: Delta Air fell $.87 or 2.0 percent, to $43.09.

Have you seen a man who loaded live giraffes into a Tanzanian military plane for delivery to Qatar? If so Interpol would like to speak with you.

Lawmakers demanded more details Thursday about how the New Mexico Spaceport Authority plans to succeed now that the nearly quarter-billion-dollar Spaceport America stands empty and commercial fights by anchor tenant Virgin Galactic have been delayed indefinitely.

Negotiations over a new contract for dockworkers at 29 West Coast ports took an unexpected turn Thursday, as the union insisted on "small table" talks while employers decried the "extended break." The full teams for the longshoreman's union and the association representing trans-ocean shipping lines and operators of port terminals aren't scheduled to meet again until Dec. 2.

Shares of some top construction companies were mixed at the close of trading: Fluor rose $1.26 or 1.9 percent, to $67.59.

Shares of some top aerospace companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Boeing rose $.55 or .4 percent, to $132.16.

A $14 million jury award to a suburban Philadelphia girl who was run over by a school bus was properly reduced to $500,000, the state's highest court ruled.

An Iranian company on Thursday displayed four brand new U.S.-made helicopters it purchased through third parties, offering them as proof that the country could evade international sanctions over its disputed nuclear program.

Shares of some top airlines companies are down at 10 a.m.: Delta Air fell $.08 or .2 percent, to $44.37.

Shares of some top aerospace companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Boeing fell $.33 or .3 percent, to $131.28.

Shares of some top aerospace companies were mixed at the close of trading: Boeing rose $.95 or .7 percent, to $131.61.

Shares of some top construction companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Fluor rose $.30 or .5 percent, to $66.24.

While a proposed oil pipeline linking Canadian producers to the U.S. Gulf Coast is still in limbo, Nebraska landowners who signed deals with the company that would build it are free to spend what they received — no matter what happens.

Virginia officials plan to re-examine a spaceport deal with Orbital Sciences Corp. following a rocket explosion that damaged a state-owned launch pad.

Missouri's U.S. senators are maintaining their support for the Keystone XL Pipeline after a vote on the project failed, citing economic benefits of the measure that will likely get another chance in the Senate.

It will soon cost you money to check a bag on JetBlue if you buy the cheapest level of tickets.

Lowe's third-quarter earnings jumped 17 percent and the home improvement retailer raised its annual forecast after turning in a performance that edged out most expectations Wednesday The company earned $585 million, or 59 cents per share, in the quarter that ended Oct. 31.

New York City lawmakers are envisioning new zoning districts to encourage growth of manufacturing, technology and design companies, according to a report released Wednesday.