Safety group wants Hyundai and Kia to recall 2.9M vehicles
A nonprofit auto safety group is demanding that Hyundai and Kia recall 2.9 million cars and SUVs due to consumer complaints that they can catch fire.
Microsoft and Starbucks rise; Wabash National slips
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday: Citigroup Inc., up $1.46 to $69.84
Alitalia relaunch to include Italian state ownership
Italian Deputy Premier Luigi Di Maio says that the struggling Alitalia airline will be relaunched with the state railway company as a strategic partner.
California train agency fined $650,000 for 2 worker deaths
Regulators fined the San Francisco Bay Area's transit agency $650,000 on Thursday for safety failures that led a commuter train to strike and kill two workers inspecting track five years ago during a union strike.
Companies must pay $7M over misbranded pet food ingredients
A federal judge in St. Louis has ordered companies from Missouri and California to pay a combined $7 million for shipping ingredients containing poultry feathers and other misbranded items to pet food manufacturers.
NASA film by Rory Kennedy revisits her uncle's challenge
Filmmaker Rory Kennedy couldn't resist the obvious place to open her new documentary on NASA.
Delta profits soar as demand drives ticket prices higher
Delta is topping third-quarter profit expectations with strong travel demand pushing ticket prices higher.
US, Russian astronauts land safely after rocket failure
Two astronauts from the U.S. and Russia were safe after an emergency landing Thursday in the steppes of Kazakhstan following the failure of a Russian booster rocket carrying them to the International Space Station.
Have 19 hours? World's longest commercial flight takes off
The world's longest direct commercial flight is back and taking travelers from Singapore to the New York region.
China says accusations against alleged spy 'out of thin air'
China said Thursday that accusations against an alleged Chinese spy accused of attempting to steal trade secrets from American aviation and aerospace companies were "made out of thin air."
AP Exclusive: Tests show toxin in chain stores' jewelry
Jewelry with the toxic metal cadmium is showing up on the shelves of national retailers including Ross, Nordstrom Rack and Papaya, according to newly released test results.
3 strategies for companies concerned about Amazon wage hike
Amazon's plans to pay all its U.S. employees at least $15 an hour is putting pressure on small business owners, even those who aren't retailers directly competing with the huge company.
Postal Service proposes 5 cent increase to first-class stamp
The U.S. Postal Service is seeking to increase the price of its first-class stamp by 5 cents to 55 cents to help stem its mounting red ink.
Sears Holdings, DSW fall; Esterline, Imperva rise
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday: Sears Holdings Corp., down 10 cents to 49 cents The Wall Street Journal reported that the struggling retailer was preparing a bankruptcy filing.
Vacant office parks find new life as schools, colleges
Across the U.S., office parks that have lost their luster with employers are being repurposed as school buildings.
US Treasury issues new rules on foreign investments
The Treasury Department has issued new rules on foreign investments into American companies that will give the government more power to block foreign transactions on national security grounds.
Whitefish Energy gets US contracts after Puerto Rico ouster
A year after losing a $300 million no-bid contract to restore Puerto Rico's hurricane-shattered electric grid, Whitefish Energy Holdings has quietly been seeking and winning U.S. government contracts.
Business Highlights
___ Google expands Pixel phone screens, undercuts Apple on price NEW YORK (AP) — Google's new Pixel phones mirror the industry trend moving the devices toward lusher, bigger screens, and add new twists on the camera for taking better selfies and other pictures.
Audit paints bleak picture of NJ Transit, suggests fixes
New Jersey's troubled transit system suffers from a lack of funding, low morale, a top-heavy management structure and little or no strategic planning, according to a lengthy audit released Tuesday by Gov. Phil Murphy.
One of oldest coal companies in US files for bankruptcy
One of the oldest coal companies in the U.S. has filed for bankruptcy to deal with steep debt amid declining world demand.











