Maersk returns to profit as container shipping improves
Danish shipping and oil group A.P. Moller-Maersk says it made a fourth quarter profit of $386 million, up from a loss of $2.7 billion a year earlier, as revenue rose to $8.2 billion from $7 billion.
Judge hears testimony on pipeline's environmental impact
A federal judge is hearing testimony about the environmental impact of a crude oil pipeline that's getting built in a Louisiana swamp.
Airline 'bumping' of passengers falls to lowest rate ever
Airlines bumped passengers off flights at the lowest rate on record last year after United Airlines was pilloried when a passenger was dragged off a full plane.
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___ Dow industrials drop another 1,000 points as selling spreads NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks plunged again, sending the Dow industrials down 1,000 points, as investors continued to get out of the market.
Elon Musk's Boring Company vying for Chicago airport rail contract: report
The man who has brought you electric cars, space rockets, solar shingles and recently, flamethrowers, could be heading underground in Chicago
Gov. Jerry Brown trims giant water-tunnels project
Gov. Jerry Brown is scaling back his troubled proposal for overhauling California's water system — at least for now.
Boeing boosts employee match program after GOP tax cuts
Boeing announced changes to corporate match programs resulting from the GOP-backed tax reform package.
Elon Musk’s many business ventures: SpaceX, Tesla and flamethrowers
A look at Elon Musk’s businesses.
Rail industry says key safety technology not due until 2020
The railroad industry is downplaying expectations that a safety technology that could have prevented recent deadly train crashes will be in operation across the country by the end of the year.
Uber's fought hard against a gender pay gap: Here's why it still exists.
Despite several initiatives meant to curtail pay differences between genders, the recently-embattled Uber continues to see a gender earnings gap exist between men and women.
Efforts to move top US land managers west gain a strong ally
From its headquarters in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Bureau of Land Management oversees some of the nation's most prized natural resources: vast expanses of public lands rich in oil, gas, coal, grazing for livestock, habitat for wildlife, hunting ranges, fishing streams and hiking trails.
Boeing nabs a nearly $1B order, signaling a strong global economy
The orders stretch across the division’s four “capability areas.”
Boeing delivers record number of commercial jets in 2017
Boeing delivers a record number of jets in 2017, amid battle with Airbus and Bombardier.
Airbus deal has led to pause in C Series orders: Bombardier exec
The Canadian manufacturer in October agreed to sell a majority stake in the C Series program, but the deal is awaiting regulatory approval. In the meantime, Bombardier and Airbus cannot coordinate on sales campaigns for the 110-130 seat jets.
Malloy's final budget includes tax increases, cuts and tolls
Highway tolls, spending cuts and a range of tax changes, including a higher levy on cigarettes and a 25-cent-per-bottle deposit on wine and liquor, are part of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's final state budget proposal.
The Latest: Safety system install had signals out in crash
The Latest on a deadly Amtrak train crash in South Carolina (all times local): 9:15 a.m.
GPS-based system could have prevented deadly train crash
Federal investigators are trying to figure out why a switch was in the wrong position sending an Amtrak train slamming into a freight train, killing a conductor and an engineer in South Carolina.
Airfares to jump as a result of rising oil price: Airline executives
The rise in the oil price is putting the squeeze on airline costs and is likely to lead to a rise in air fares, industry executives said on Monday.
SpaceX Falcon Heavy poised for debut test launch, with Tesla Roadster payload
The sleek, battery-powered hot rod is serving as a mock payload for the highly anticipated debut test flight of Musk's new Falcon Heavy jumbo rocket.
Amtrak collision: CSX facing another potential setback?
The accident is the freight railroad's latest crisis.














