Industrials

To all the world, it looked like breast implants were safe.

Chemical giant BASF says it will have to stop production of a component of polyurethanes at its main plant in Germany because low water levels in the Rhine river are impeding its ability to transport raw materials to the site.

In a renovated old cash register factory in suburban Detroit, 300 engineers are toiling away on an all-electric pickup truck and an SUV that they hope can take on Tesla.

America's space agency is weighing in on future petroleum development in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska's north coast.

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder hopes to use the final weeks of his tenure to lock in a deal allowing construction of a hotly debated oil pipeline tunnel beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes — a plan his successor opposes but may be powerless to stop.

North Carolina's top environmental official hopes one of the country's largest chemical companies will change how it operates now that it has been hit with the largest penalty a polluter has had to pay the state.

There is no shortage of headwinds for U.S. stocks.

European Union regulators have launched an investigation into flight ticket distribution services on concerns that their agreements with airlines might result in more expensive plane tickets.

Samsung Electronics has apologized for the sickness and deaths of some of its workers, saying it failed to create a safe working environment at its computer chip and display factories.

Thanksgiving travelers got help from favorable weather in most of the U.S Tuesday, but flight delays piled up at airports around the country by day's end.

Since stocks began tumbling two months ago, investors haven't abandoned the market.

Deere & Co. (DE) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $784.8 million.

The U.S. government has accused Beijing of stepping up hacking attacks aimed at stealing American technology ahead of a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.

Favorable weather is helping get the Thanksgiving travel rush off to a smooth start.

A government report recommends the Navy give more submarine repair work to private yards to save money.

Renewed losses for technology companies are taking U.S. stock indexes slightly lower Monday morning.

Union leaders say pilots will push American Airlines for more pay and schedule changes that they believe will reduce chronic flight delays at the world's biggest airline.

General Electric has long been a household name, manufacturing a spectrum of goods from light bulbs and air conditioners to MRI machines and jet engines.

The Latest on the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in Papua New Guinea (all times local): 2:40 p.m.

North Dakota set oil and gas production records in September, but a slowdown is expected in the coming months due to a sharp drop in oil prices.