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.
Delta profits soar as demand drives ticket prices higher
Delta is topping third-quarter profit expectations with strong travel demand pushing ticket prices higher.
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.
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.
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.
American Airlines takes $50M hit from Hurricane Florence
As airlines prepare for Hurricane Michael, the impact of Florence is hitting the industry.
Workers rally amid White House push for postal changes
Postal workers and their supporters spent part of the Columbus Day holiday protesting what they see as a White House push to make the U.S. Postal Service private.
Initiative seeks to repeal California's gasoline tax hike
California voters will soon decide whether to drive out a gasoline tax increase passed to fund transportation projects across the state.
Gas tax, Trump, housing drive race for California governor
California's race for governor pits Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat and former San Francisco mayor, against Republican businessman John Cox.
Trudeau, Snyder mark work start on Detroit-Windsor bridge
Construction work has started on a bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit.
Man guilty of pushing 91-year-old onto London subway tracks
A man has been convicted of attempted murder for pushing the former chairman of cross-Channel tunnel operator Eurotunnel onto London subway tracks.
Ronaldo faces growing heat from sponsors over rape case
Nike has told The Associated Press that it's "deeply concerned by the disturbing allegations" facing soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo.
JFK Airport will get 2 new terminals in $13B transformation
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says John F. Kennedy International Airport will go from an aging facility into a world-class air travel hub in a seven-year, $13 billion transformation.
FedEx to use special bonuses to keep pilots from retiring: report
The average daily delivery volumes can double during the holidays.
Michigan officials, company reach oil pipeline deal
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's administration and Canadian pipeline giant Enbridge have agreed to replace twin 65-year-old crude oil pipes in a channel linking two of the Great Lakes with another that would run through a tunnel far below the lake bed, officials told The Associated Press.
California gas tax repeal campaign seeks federal inquiry
Leaders of a campaign to repeal California's recent gas tax increase are asking the federal government to investigate their claims that public resources have been used against them.














