New Zealand crews to re-enter mine 8 years after 29 killed
Eight years after a methane explosion in an underground coal mine killed 29 workers, New Zealand's government says crews will re-enter the mine to better understand what went wrong and hopefully recover some of the bodies.
Biggest lure for Amazon to Virginia may be campus, not cash
The key to luring Amazon to northern Virginia may not have been hundreds of millions in cash incentives but instead plans for a nearby $1 billion graduate campus that will train hundreds of high-tech workers annually.
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___ Amazon goes bicoastal: will open HQs in New York, DC suburb NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has set its sights on two of the nation's largest and most powerful metro areas, announcing Tuesday it had chosen a buzzy New York neighborhood and a suburb of Washington for its new East Coast headquarters.
Advance Auto Parts, GE rise; Halliburton, Tyson Foods fall
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday: Advance Auto Parts Inc., up $17.66 to $184.72
Gov: Amazon 'largest jobs commitment' in Tennessee history
Gov. Bill Haslam's office says Amazon's plans for a Tennessee operations hub expected to create 5,000 jobs represent "the single largest jobs commitment made by a company in Tennessee's history."
Pilots says Boeing didn't disclose jet's new control feature
Pilots who fly Boeing's 737 MAX in the U.S. say the airline manufacturer didn't tell them about features of a new flight-control system that reportedly are part of the investigation into last month's deadly crash in Indonesia.
State says permit for refinery near national park justified
North Dakota's Health Department did not improperly discount its own concerns about pollution from a proposed oil refinery near Theodore Roosevelt National Park when it permitted the project earlier this year, attorneys for the agency and for the developer argue.
GE is a company in crisis: Gasparino
GE shedding assets
Lebanon's 'lung' to Gulf markets choked by politics
Lebanese exporters rejoiced last month when the Syrian government opened a key land crossing with Jordan that had been closed by years of war, restoring a much-needed overland trade route to lucrative Persian Gulf markets.
Polish financial regulator resigns after bribery report
Poland's prime minister has called for an investigation after a newspaper reported that the head of the nation's financial regulator sought a multimillion dollar bribe from a bank.
Johnson Controls sells its power business to Brookfield in $13B deal
The deal will allow Johnson Controls to focus on its building technologies and solutions business, as well as building access control and fire detection systems.
At Southeast Asian summit, pushback against going it alone
The potential damage to the global trade brought on by President Donald Trump's tariffs battle with Beijing is looming as leaders of Southeast Asian nations, China, the U.S. and other regional economies meet in Singapore this week.
Transatlantic budget flying gets a reality check
For those hoping for ever cheaper fares on long-haul flights, this month's takeover of Icelandic airline Wow is not good news.
GE turns to Wall Street to reorganize as Blackstone eyes assets
GE is busy working with investment bankers on a potential restructuring plan.
Fires put pressure on California utilities despite new law
California utilities again are facing severe financial pressures from the possibility that their equipment sparked catastrophic wildfires, including two that are now burning at either end of the state.
Travelers can find tools to weigh safety of foreign airlines
International air travel has become remarkably safe in recent years, with deadly accidents like last month's Lion Air crash in Indonesia becoming more rare.
Options limited, North Korea lit by flashlights, creaky grid
Twenty-plus years after North Korean leader Kim Jong Il almost bargained nuclear weapons away for a pair of nuclear reactors, his son Kim Jong Un still has a nation plagued by chronic blackouts.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's rhetoric on voter fraud is misleading
Facing closely contested election races in Florida and Arizona, President Donald Trump is spreading misleading rhetoric regarding voting fraud.
Romans have their say on breakdown-prone mass transit agency
Romans are having their say at the ballot box on their breakdown-prone, strike-plagued mass transit agency.
Air Astana plane lands safely after emergency over Portugal
A senior Portuguese Air Force officer says two military jets are escorting an Air Astana aircraft with six crew on board and no passengers that is "experiencing difficulties" during a flight over Portugal.














