SANTIAGO, May 17- LATAM Airlines Group SA said its Argentina unit was halting all of its flights in the country until 1330 GMT on Saturday after a state company unilaterally decided to stop providing services to the airline.
SANTIAGO, May 17- LATAM Airlines Group SA's said its Argentina unit is halting all of its flights in the country until 13:30 GMT on Saturday due to a state company unilaterally deciding to stop providing services to the airline.
Fluor rose $2.57 or 4.1 percent, to $64.57. Foster Wheeler rose$. 11 or. 5 percent, to $21.60. Quanta Services Inc. rose$. 46 or 1.5 percent, to $30.20.
Delta Air fell$. 10 or. 5 percent, to $18.54. JetBlue Airways Corp. fell$. 08 or 1.2 percent, to $6.44. Southwest Airlines Co. rose$. 24 or 1.7 percent, to $14.38.
Delta Air fell$. 06 or. 3 percent, to $18.58. JetBlue Airways Corp. fell$. 11 or 1.6 percent, to $6.42. Southwest Airlines Co. rose$. 21 or 1.5 percent, to $14.35.
NEW YORK-- Shares of some top construction companies are up at 1 p.m.:. Foster Wheeler rose$. 22 or 1.0 percent, to $21.71. Quanta Services Inc. rose$. 11 or. 4 percent, to $29.85.
NEW YORK-- Shares of some top construction companies are up at 10 a.m.:. Foster Wheeler rose$. 12 or. 6 percent, to $21.61. Quanta Services Inc. rose$. 21 or. 7 percent, to $29.95.
Delta Air rose$. 22 or 1.2 percent, to $18.86. JetBlue Airways Corp. fell$. 03 or. 4 percent, to $6.50. Southwest Airlines Co. rose$. 27 or 1.9 percent, to $14.41.
Fluor fell$. 29 or. 5 percent, to $62.00. Foster Wheeler fell$. 27 or 1.2 percent, to $21.49. Quanta Services Inc. fell$. 06 or. 2 percent, to $29.74.
Delta Air fell$. 32 or 1.7 percent, to $18.64. JetBlue Airways Corp. fell$. 01 or. 1 percent, to $6.52. Southwest Airlines Co. fell$. 20 or 1.4 percent, to $14.14.
FALLS CHURCH, Va.-- Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. said Thursday that its board approved the repurchase of another $4 billion in stock, and it plans to buy back a quarter of its outstanding shares by the end of 2015.. Northrop Grumman had 235.2 million shares as of April 19.
"Our carriers' international competitiveness and their ability to tap emerging markets, where GDP growth rate is outpacing the U.S. or outpacing some of the European countries, is really what it's all about," said John Heimlich, chief economist at Airlines for America.
NEW YORK-- Shares of homebuilders tumbled Thursday on a report that U.S. builders broke ground on fewer homes in April, but analysts said the drop could be looked at as a buying opportunity. According to the Commerce Department, builders started construction at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 853,000, a 16.5 percent drop from the March pace of 1.02 million.
NEW YORK-- Shares of some top construction companies are down at 1 p.m.:. Foster Wheeler fell$. 25 or 1.1 percent, to $21.51. Quanta Services Inc. fell$. 01 or percent, to $29.80.
Delta Air fell$. 13 or. 7 percent, to $18.83. JetBlue Airways Corp. rose$. 01 or. 2 percent, to $6.54. Southwest Airlines Co. fell$. 11 or. 8 percent, to $14.23.
A theft incident report from the Miami-Dade Police Department said the gold, packed in a box, arrived at Miami International early Tuesday morning on an American Airlines flight from Guayaquil, Ecuador. "The FBI is aware of the situation," FBI spokesman Michael Leverock told Reuters in an email.
May 16- More people will likely fly this summer compared with a year ago as U.S. airlines gain a record level of international passengers, an industry association said on Thursday. This week, Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines said revenue trends were improving for May after softness in March and April.
Delta Air rose$. 09 or. 4 percent, to $19.05. JetBlue Airways Corp. rose$. 06 or. 9 percent, to $6.59. Southwest Airlines Co. rose$. 04 or. 3 percent, to $14.38.
NEW YORK-- Shares of some top construction companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:. Foster Wheeler fell$. 19 or. 9 percent, to $21.57. Quanta Services Inc. fell$. 09 or. 3 percent, to $29.72.
WASHINGTON, May 16- Ground-breaking for new U.S. homes plummeted more than expected in April from an almost five-year high, but applications to build new homes shows the housing sector could still contribute to the strengthening economic recovery.