Industrials

Delivering final word in a nearly 14-year standoff, a World Trade Organization body has ruled Boeing received U.S. subsidies via tax breaks from Washington state that damaged sales of aircraft made by European archrival Airbus.

Federal legalization of hemp arrived in the U.S. late last year and expanded an industry already booming because of the skyrocketing popularity of CBDs, a compound in hemp that many see as a health aid.

A fund backed by a British billionaire investor who's a major contributor to environmental causes is backing carbon-capture research in Wyoming, the top U.S. coal-mining state.

Icelandic budget airline WOW Air says it has ceased operations, stranding passengers across two continents Passengers are being advised to check flights with other airlines Thursday.

The chief executive of a Houston-area petrochemical storage company has apologized more than a week after a fire erupted, causing school closures , an order for residents to stay indoors and the partial closure of a critical commercial waterway.

Along with all the usual declarations and deductions, Massachusetts residents have been asked to keep something else in mind this tax season: pigeon droppings.

Stock indexes veered between small gains and losses in early trading Wednesday on Wall Street as the market cooled off after posting solid gains a day earlier.

Steel producer Nucor Corp. announced Wednesday it will build a $1.35 billion manufacturing mill in a rural Kentucky county, creating several hundred jobs while expanding its presence in the bluegrass state.

The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to undergo a major revamp of its airplane construction oversight this summer after questions were raised about how it manages inspections.

The Latest on Congressional hearings looking into the Federal Aviation Administration's oversight of Boeing (all times local): 9:45 a.m.

___ Prime Minister May says she'll step down if Brexit deal OK'd LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May has told Conservative lawmakers she will step down once her European Union divorce is delivered.

Saudi Aramco has purchased a 70 percent share in petrochemical firm SABIC for $69.1 billion in a deal that pumps capital into the kingdom's sovereign wealth fund.

Southwest Airlines says thousands of canceled flights, including 2,800 due to grounding its Boeing 737 Max 8 jets, are contributing to weaker bookings and $150 million less in first-quarter revenue than previously expected.

The St. Lawrence Seaway's 2019 navigation season has started with American and Canadian officials marking the binational waterway's 60th anniversary.

The decision is part of a $11 billion restructuring effort.

The U.S. Navy has awarded a $1.47 billion contract to a Mississippi shipyard to build a new amphibious warship, following through on a plan announced last year.

Volkswagen says it is partnering with Amazon to develop cloud computing capacity aimed at improving efficiency and coordination across the automaker's global factory network.

An Ethiopian official said a preliminary report on the plane crash that killed 157 on March 10 will be made public later this week.

The Federal Aviation Administration says a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max jet made a safe emergency landing Tuesday in Orlando, Florida, after experiencing an apparent engine problem.

An executive for the Houston-area petrochemical storage facility that was heavily damaged by fire says the company has received hundreds of compensation claims seeking lost wages and other damages.