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Shares of some top airlines companies were mixed at the close of trading: Delta Air fell $.14 or .3 percent, to $50.56.

Shares of some top airlines companies are down at 1 p.m.: Delta Air fell $.24 or .5 percent, to $50.46.

Labor strife at seaports along the West Coast prompted thousands of dockworkers to rally against employers they say are trying to exploit a crisis of cargo congestion at harbors that handle about $1 trillion worth of goods annually.

Shares of some top airlines companies are up at 10 a.m.: Delta Air rose $.67 or 1.4 percent, to $49.85.

Negotiators trying to resolve labor strife at West Coast seaports took Thursday off, as dockworkers gathered to rally against employers they say are trying to exploit a crisis of cargo congestion at harbors that handle about $1 trillion worth of goods annually.

The manager for the troubled Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement project told lawmakers Thursday that the state and the contractor are still battling over tens of millions of dollars in repairs dating back to 2012, but even if the contractor declares bankruptcy tomorrow, the project could still be completed.

Following incidents in which airliners vanished, U.S. accident investigators recommended Thursday that all passenger planes making long flights over water carry improved technology that will allow them to be found more readily in the event of a crash.

United Airlines' fourth-quarter profit fell 80 percent due to severance costs and contracts that lost value as oil prices tumbled.

Shares of some top airlines companies are up at 1 p.m.: Delta Air rose $.14 or .3 percent, to $49.31.

Airlines will save billions this year thanks to cheaper jet fuel, but they aren't likely to share the bounty with passengers — not while so many flights are already full.

Shares of some top airlines companies are up at 10 a.m.: Delta Air rose $1.60 or 3.5 percent, to $47.44.

The dispute between dockworkers at the West Coast's sea ports and their employers didn't take a day off for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

Officials from western North Dakota's oil-producing region pleaded with lawmakers Friday to expedite hundreds of millions of dollars in special funding so that infrastructure projects can begin by this summer.

Frontier Airlines says that it will hire contractors to do the work of 1,300 employees — about a third of its total workforce — at the Denver airport and in Milwaukee.

Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Delta Air rose $.11 or .2 percent, to $45.16.

The U.S. Postal Service is proposing slight increases for mailing letters and postcards — but leaving first-class "Forever" stamps at their present 49 cents.

The president of U.S. Navy contractor Electric Boat asked Rhode Island officials on Thursday to help ensure there are enough qualified state residents to fill thousands of jobs needed to build submarines in the coming years.

The successful bidder in the upcoming privatization of Portugal's national airline won't be able to make collective redundancies for at least two-and-a-half years after taking control.

Shares of some top airlines companies were down at the close of trading: Delta Air fell $1.30 or 2.8 percent, to $45.31.

Shares of some top airlines companies are down at 1 p.m.: Delta Air fell $1.11 or 2.4 percent, to $45.51.