Northern New York mine lays off more than half its workers
A zinc mine that opened last June in northern New York has announced it's laying off more than half its workforce.
Future of Georgia port expansion hinges on oxygen injectors
The federal agency overseeing the deepening of Savannah's busy shipping channel is performing critical tests to determine if mechanically pumping oxygen into the waterway will give enough of a boost to help fish breathe.
Hawaiian seeks additional flights to Tokyo's Haneda airport
Hawaiian Airlines wants to more than double its daily service from Tokyo's Haneda airport to Hawaii.
Smile: Some airliners have cameras on seat-back screens
Now there's one more place where cameras could start watching you — from 30,000 feet.
Dakota Access developer sues Greenpeace in state court
The developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline is going after the environmental group Greenpeace in state court in North Dakota, after a judge tossed the company's $1 billion racketeering claim out of federal court.
NASA, SpaceX OK 1st test flight of crew capsule next week
NASA and SpaceX have approved a test flight next week of the new commercial Dragon capsule designed for crew.
Union: American Airlines' sick policy biased against women
The flight attendants' union accuses American Airlines of discriminating against its mostly female group by imposing a stricter attendance policy that can result in employees being fired quickly.
Government: Highway shutdown not aimed at tribe, media
Government officials say the five-month shutdown of a North Dakota highway during protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline was not aimed at manipulating the media or an American Indian tribe fighting the project.
China says coal handling delayed by environmental checks
Australia's trade minister says that while there might be some delays in processing of coal shipments at Chinese ports, he has no reason to believe China is banning Australian coal.
Trump-Kim summit host Vietnam is model for economic growth
Vietnam, the location of President Donald Trump's next meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has come a long way since the U.S. abandoned its war against communist North Vietnam in the 1970s.
Governor's administration proposes gas tax increase
Gov. Mike DeWine's administration on Thursday recommended increasing the state gas tax by 18 cents a gallon beginning July 1 and annually adjusting that tax for inflation to provide sufficient funding for maintenance of roads and bridges.
Correction: EPA-PolyMet Mine story
A Minnesota environmental group filed a federal lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday, seeking to force it to make public the concerns its specialists have expressed about a copper-nickel mine in the northeast of the state.
Ritchie Bros. CEO: 2018 was a great year, in 2019 demand is still very good
World's largest heavy equipment auction
From corn to Apple: What's behind the US-China standoff
To hear the Americans tell it, the Chinese have gone on a commercial crime spree, pilfering trade secrets from seed corn to electronic brains behind wind turbines.
Caterpillar, Apple among big names hit by US-China trade war
Companies making everything from computers to construction cranes are seeing their profits hurt as the United States' trade war with China causes the world's second largest economy to slow.
Report: Commercial flight fatalities tick up, but remain low
A leading airline trade group says fatal commercial flight accidents increased in 2018 from a record low set in 2017.
Germany: Weapons firm ex-workers convicted over Mexico sales
A German court has convicted two former employees of gun maker Heckler & Koch over their role in delivering weapons that ended up in troubled areas of Mexico.
Airlines need better info before flying over conflict zones
A Dutch safety watchdog says airlines around the world need more and better information to make risk assessments about flying over conflict zones.
Shares in world's top shipping firm sink on US tariffs risk
Shares in the world's biggest shipping company, Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk, plunged Thursday after it warned of the commercial damage it would suffer from a U.S. escalation in the trade war with China.
Asian stocks change little ahead of more US-China talks
U.S. stock indexes edged higher in early trading Wednesday, extending modest gains from a day earlier, as investors reviewed the latest batch of company earnings reports.











