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With cheap shale gas making the US a magnet for industrial companies, many economists are positing a return to industrialization after more than a decade of consumption-led growth.
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Fluor fell $2.37 or 3.7 percent, to $61.91. Foster Wheeler fell$. 11 or. 5 percent, to $22.06. Quanta Services Inc. fell$. 63 or 2.3 percent, to $26.39.
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MADRID, April 3- International Airlines Group said on Wednesday it had firmed up orders for 18 of Boeing's 787 Dreamliners, a show of confidence in the jet that has been grounded since January because of battery problems.
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NEW YORK-- Stocks of major U.S. airlines fell for a second day after US Airways said Wednesday that a key revenue measurement was weaker than expected in March. US Airways blamed the federal government's automatic spending cuts for cutting into last-minute bookings and causing March unit revenue to be flat instead of up 2 to 4 percent, as the airline had predicted.
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Delta Air fell$. 62 or 4.1 percent, to $14.32. JetBlue Airways Corp. fell$. 06 or. 9 percent, to $6.28. Southwest Airlines Co. fell$. 09 or. 7 percent, to $12.59.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top construction companies are down at 1 p.m.:. Foster Wheeler fell$. 26 or 1.2 percent, to $21.91. Quanta Services Inc. fell$. 80 or 3.0 percent, to $26.22.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top construction companies are down at 10 a.m.:. Foster Wheeler fell$. 15 or. 7 percent, to $22.02. Quanta Services Inc. fell$. 50 or 1.9 percent, to $26.52.
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Delta Air fell$. 07 or. 4 percent, to $14.88. JetBlue Airways Corp. fell$. 01 or. 2 percent, to $6.33. Southwest Airlines Co. rose$. 07 or. 6 percent, to $12.75.
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The waters of the South China Sea surrounding Hong Kong were the setting for an uncommon sight this week: A growing crowd of hulking cargo ships bobbing aimlessly in the haze as their frustrated crews waited for them to be able to come in to port. The New York Times reports.
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*US Airways shares down 0.4 pct. April 3- US Airways Group said on Wednesday that federal budget cuts likely hurt a key revenue measure in March because of reduced last-minute demand for flights.
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TEMPE, Ariz.-- US Airways said on Wednesday that government spending cuts are hurting business, as a key revenue figure was lower than expected in March. US Airways, the fifth-biggest U.S. airline by traffic, is particularly vulnerable because it is the largest carrier at Washington's Reagan airport, which is favored by travelers on federal business.
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Canada was one of more than 30 countries, mostly Western, that benefited from a visa waiver the UAE offered to their citizens. Dubai carrier Emirates had been lobbying the Canadian government to boost its thrice-weekly direct flights to Toronto and more Canadian destinations, with support from the UAE government, but failed to gain greater access.
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SYDNEY, April 3- A Samoan airline that says it is the world's first carrier to charge passengers by their weight rather than per seat defends the plan as the fairest way to fly, in some cases actually ending up cheaper than conventional tickets.
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CHICAGO-- Unionized ground workers at United Airlines have rejected contracts designed to cover them whether they came from that airline or Continental. The International Association of Aerospace Machinists and Aerospace Workers said it would survey members to assess their priorities for future talks.
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Fluor fell $1.16 or 1.8 percent, to $64.28. Foster Wheeler fell$. 32 or 1.4 percent, to $22.17. Quanta Services Inc. fell$. 89 or 3.2 percent, to $27.02.
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Delta Air fell $1.31 or 8.1 percent, to $14.94. JetBlue Airways Corp. fell$. 40 or 5.9 percent, to $6.34. Southwest Airlines Co. fell$. 55 or 4.2 percent, to $12.68.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top construction companies are down at 1 p.m.:. Foster Wheeler unchanged at $22.49. Quanta Services fell$. 24 or. 8 percent, to $27.68.
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Delta Air fell $1.13 or 7.0 percent, to $15.12. JetBlue Airways Corp. fell$. 16 or 2.4 percent, to $6.58. Southwest Airlines Co. fell$. 31 or 2.3 percent, to $12.92.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of some top construction companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:. Foster Wheeler fell$. 07 or. 3 percent, to $22.42. Quanta Services Inc. rose$. 05 or. 2 percent, to $27.96.
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HONOLULU-- A defense contractor accused of giving military secrets to his Chinese girlfriend will be allowed to stay at a halfway house while he awaits trial, a judge ruled Monday. Conditions can be imposed on Benjamin Bishop's release that would address concerns about him being a flight risk and posing a danger to the community, U.S.
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*Boeing: completed over half of tests for battery system. TOKYO, April 2- All Nippon Airways, the biggest customer for Boeing Co's grounded 787 Dreamliner, will put its pilots through training to resume flights in June, sources told Reuters, after Boeing completed more than half of its tests to get its new battery system certified.