Transportation

Safety regulators have opened a preliminary investigation into Ford’s popular F-150 pickup truck related to acceleration issues in some of its newer models.

Auto sales in May are expected to rise about 8% and the annual sales pace should rebound back above 15 million vehicles--a great economic indicator. 

Rising insurance costs and gas prices pushed the average cost of owning and driving a sedan up 1.96% to 60.8 cents per mile.

The deal gives Cox control of 98% of AutoTrader, the largest digital automotive marketplace in the U.S. that includes Kelley Blue Book. 

The $145 million deal comes after Frontier was bought out of bankruptcy in 2009 for $109 million.

Rockwell Collins inked a $1.39 billion deal to acquire aerospace communications maker Arinc from Carlyle Group.

The privately held auto parts maker has reportedly hired Deutsche Bank to search for bidders.

Investing in airlines has long been the butt of jokes, especially when many U.S. carriers traipsed through bankruptcy court in the past decade.

Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) raised its share repurchase authorization to $14 billion from $12 billion and also increased its quarterly dividend.

Despite concerns about U.S. growth, FedEx said it plans to buy back another 32 million shares of common stock.

Goodyear affirmed its profit forecast for the year and reinstated a common stock dividend.

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers told Maria Bartiromo Thursday at the SALT conference that a mix of public and private investment in U.S. infrastructure would help ease the U.S. economy out of its malaise.  

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc said quarterly profit doubled to a record, reflecting a large gain on its stake in Kraft Heinz Co , while operating profit declined.

GE says “it will maintain its dividend at the current level until 2016” and details timetable for hike. 

The travel industry is set for a recovery as boardrooms send more employees on the road to meet clients and consumer confidence rises.

Atlantic City took a step toward remaking itself Thursday — and it had nothing to do with gambling.

The Justice Department says it won't challenge travel booking site Expedia's $1.3 billion purchase of competitor Orbitz, saying the deal is unlikely to hurt competitors or consumers.

A fire has been reported aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, but officials say it was quickly extinguished.

The world's largest cruise company could be heading to Havana.

The era of free checked suitcases on JetBlue has come to an end.