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Shares of some top airlines companies are up at 10 a.m.: Delta Air rose $.51 or 1.1 percent, to $46.84.

Shares of some top airlines companies were mixed at the close of trading: Delta Air fell $.11 or .2 percent, to $46.22.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Chevron Corp., down $2.15 to $104.86 The energy company and its competitors continue to feel the pressure from low crude oil prices.

For years, Southwest was the most punctual of big U.S. airlines, so its tumble toward the bottom of government rankings for on-time arrivals was stunning.

Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Delta Air fell $.01 or percent, to $47.27.

Korean Air Lines apologized for inconveniencing passengers after the daughter of its chairman ordered a crew member off a flight for serving bagged nuts in first class.

Lawmakers must fix a deficit in the state's highway fund to keep roads and bridges safe for drivers, outgoing Department of Transportation commissioner said.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE McDonald's Corp., down $3.70 to $92.61 The world's biggest burger chain said sales at its restaurants around the world fell 2.2 percent in November.

The U.S. Surface Transportation Board is working on improving reporting rules that should give North Dakota grain producers and others better information on rail shipments, the agency's head said Monday.

American Airlines says it will spend more than $2 billion to make its planes more pleasant for passengers, the latest salvo in a competition among carriers to attract high-paying frequent fliers.

Eight months after Amtrak adjusted the Empire Builder's schedule through Montana to curb delays, the long-distance passenger train is still struggling to stay on time.

Southwest Airlines Co. said Monday that a key revenue figure rose between 4 and 5 percent in November thanks to higher traffic than a year earlier.

Engineered and applied products maker TriMas is planning to spin off its Cequent businesses into a separate, publicly traded company.

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Shares of some top airlines companies are up at 10 a.m.: Delta Air rose $.87 or 1.9 percent, to $47.29.

Shares of some top airlines companies are up at 1 p.m.: Delta Air rose $1.97 or 4.4 percent, to $46.72.

Ryanair keeps soaring higher and higher.

The FBI has arrested the treasurer of a debt-ridden public agency in Puerto Rico that the government is trying to bail out with help from a proposed tax increase that has angered many.

Customer-service agents at Southwest have approved a new labor contract, a boost for the airline, which hasn't been able to get a deal with pilots or ramp workers.

Dramatic government test results raise new concern that bulk shipments of rechargeable lithium batteries carried as cargo on passenger planes are susceptible to fires or explosions that could destroy the airliners.