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Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Delta Air rose $.26 or .7 percent, to $37.49.

Whether it's pinot noir, merlot, chardonnay or cabernet sauvignon, wine lovers in Massachusetts will soon be able to have some of their favorite bottles shipped straight from the vineyards to their homes.

Federal officials say a man faces fraud charges for booking free air travel by pretending to be an airline employee and reselling the tickets.

New York's homeland security agency is refusing requests from freight railroads to further restrict public information about their crude oil shipments, concluding it's not sensitive security information and will be given to local emergency planners.

Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at 1 p.m.: Delta Air fell $.17 or .5 percent, to $37.28.

Whirlpool will pay more than $1 billion for a controlling stake in Indesit, the appliance maker's counterpart in Italy.

Now that he's had a taste of running the world's busiest air hub for international passengers, Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths is determined to hang on to the honor while setting his sights on an even bigger prize: beating Atlanta for the title of busiest airport on the planet.

Delays in railroad shipping have cost Minnesota corn, soybean and wheat farmers nearly $100 million and cut deeply into the value of grain still in storage at farms across the state, according to a University of Minnesota report released at an agricultural freight conference Thursday.

Shares of some top airlines companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Delta Air rose $.51 or 1.4 percent, to $36.95.

Danish shipper Maersk Line has announced a vessel-sharing agreement with MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company on major shipping routes, three weeks after China blocked plans for an alliance between the two and CMA CGM of France.

Three of the biggest U.S. airlines are giving upbeat signals about their business as the peak summer travel season kicks into high gear.

Shares of some top airlines companies are up at 1 p.m.: Delta Air rose $.46 or 1.3 percent, to $36.90.

The car company said it expects profit to grow at a slower rate than analysts forecast this year and an operating margin that would be the lowest of its compatriots.