Industrials

Strong results from major companies including Microsoft, Visa and Comcast are sending U.S. stocks higher Thursday morning as the market found its footing after three weeks of steep declines.

___ After long losing streak, US stocks surge on solid earnings NEW YORK (AP) — Strong results from major companies including Microsoft, Visa and Comcast send U.S. stocks sharply higher Thursday.

Mexico City's new airport is already about a third completed, but its future comes down to a public vote this week in a political high-wire act by the country's president-elect that could shut down Mexico's largest infrastructure project in recent memory.

A Norwegian pension fund is doubling down on its criticism of German utility firm RWE over the power company's long-term plans to use coal.

The ghost of Toys R Us is haunting Sears suppliers.

Southwest Airlines is reporting profits rose more than 16 percent, to $615 million during the third quarter.

A Russian Soyuz rocket put a military satellite in orbit on Thursday, its first successful launch since a similar rocket failed earlier this month to deliver a crew to the International Space Station.

Higher fuel costs slashed third-quarter profit at American Airlines by nearly half, and the company says it is responding by growing more slowly and cutting unprofitable flights.

The Belgian government has picked the U.S. F-35A fighter plane to succeed its aging fleet of F16s, a decision criticized for its cost when a European alternative was also available.

Shares tumbled in Asia on Thursday, led by declines in semiconductor makers and other technology-oriented shares, after another torrent of selling on Wall Street.

The chairman of Lufthansa's regional Air Dolomiti airline says the German carrier remains interested in Alitalia and that the government's plan to take a stake has potential advantages.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and his ex-treasury chief have been jointly charged with criminal breach of trust involving 6.64 billion ringgit ($1.6 billion).

Britain's National Audit Office says smugglers and other organized criminals are likely to exploit gaps in border enforcement if the country leaves the European Union without an agreement because necessary preparations may not be completed in time.

Boeing is topping expectations for the third quarter and raising its outlook for the year on burgeoning defense spending.

The killing of writer Jamal Khashoggi has prompted soul-searching in many European countries about their sale of arms to Saudi Arabia, long one of the biggest buyers of sophisticated Western weaponry.

Poland's national airline LOT is cancelling some flights as some crew members are striking to protest layoffs and demand better working conditions.

The aerospace giant reported earnings per share of $3.58.

Asian markets turned mixed on Wednesday as traders mulled over the impact of tariffs on corporate America, after big industrial companies admitted that they were facing rising costs.

Asian markets were mixed on Wednesday as traders mulled over the impact of tariffs on corporate America, after big industrial companies admitted that they were facing rising costs.

U.S. stocks slumped broadly in early trading Tuesday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average down more than 500 points and extending the market's recent string of losses.