Industrials

US construction spending down 0.1% in October

Spending on U.S. construction projections fell 0.1% in October, the third consecutive monthly decline, as weakness in home building and non-residential construction offset a rebound in government projects.

The Latest: World Bank ups climate funding to $200 billion

The Latest on the U.N. climate talks taking place in Katowice, Poland (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Dozens of environmentalists have picketed the site of a former coal mine in Poland that is located near to where a global climate summit is being held.

Coal question looms large as climate talks begin in Poland

Negotiators from around the world began two weeks of talks on curbing climate change Sunday, three years after sealing a landmark deal in Paris that set a goal of keeping global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit).

The Latest: Trump considering 2-week US funding extension

The Latest on President Donald Trump at the Group of 20 summit (all times local): 1:15 p.m. President Donald Trump has ordered American flags to fly at half-staff for 30 days to honor former President George H.W. Bush.

Montana mine expansion advances amid owner's bankruptcy

A major coal mine expansion in southeastern Montana received a preliminary green light from state and federal officials on Friday even as the mine's owner remains tied up in bankruptcy proceedings with plans to sell the property.