Industrials

Diamond smuggling scandal spotlights shadowy Israeli tycoon

A shadowy Israeli billionaire who made his fortune in the insular world of diamonds has suddenly found his empire in jeopardy after close associates were busted in a massive smuggling ring and an employee mysteriously plummeted to her death from his high-rise Tel Aviv office building.

Earthquake-weary Alaskans still grappling with damage

The supply chain of food and other goods delivered to the Port of Anchorage from the Lower 48 has not been disrupted by the powerful earthquake that caused widespread damage to roads in the Anchorage area.

US construction spending down 0.1% in October

Spending on U.S. construction projections fell 0.1% in October, the third consecutive monthly decline, as weakness in home building and non-residential construction offset a rebound in government projects.

The Latest: World Bank ups climate funding to $200 billion

The Latest on the U.N. climate talks taking place in Katowice, Poland (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Dozens of environmentalists have picketed the site of a former coal mine in Poland that is located near to where a global climate summit is being held.

Coal question looms large as climate talks begin in Poland

Negotiators from around the world began two weeks of talks on curbing climate change Sunday, three years after sealing a landmark deal in Paris that set a goal of keeping global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit).

The Latest: Trump considering 2-week US funding extension

The Latest on President Donald Trump at the Group of 20 summit (all times local): 1:15 p.m. President Donald Trump has ordered American flags to fly at half-staff for 30 days to honor former President George H.W. Bush.