West Coast ports that were closed to incoming cargo over the holiday weekend reopened Feb. 17.
February 17, 2015GovernmentBusinessTechnology
FAA Proposes Opening Skies to Drones But Not For Delivering Packages
President Obama’s administration took the first step to opening the skies above the United States to widespread civilian drone flights while proposing strict limits on commercial operations, including the use of drones as a delivery vehicle.
February 15, 2015Government
House OKs Keystone XL Pipeline, But Presidential Veto Looms
Congressional Republicans achieved an elusive legislative goal Feb. 11, sending a bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline to President Obama.
February 12, 2015Business
Factories Expand at Slowest Rate in a Year
U.S. factories expanded at the weakest pace in a year in January as orders cooled, a sign weakness in overseas markets is restraining U.S. manufacturing, the Institute for Supply Management said.
February 2, 2015Business
Construction Spending Rises 0.4%
Construction spending rose 0.4% in December to a seasonally adjusted $982 billion annual rate, the Commerce Department reported Feb. 2.
February 2, 2015BusinessFuel
Oil Rises as Workers Strike at Nine Refineries
Oil climbed to over $50 a barrel Monday as workers at some of the nation’s refineries began strike action.
February 2, 2015BusinessFuel
Oil Resumes Decline, One Day After Surge
West Texas Intermediate oil fell for the fourth time in five days as OPEC said it expects weaker demand for its crude, and U.S. output climbed to the highest in records dating to January 1983.
January 15, 2015BusinessFuel
Time to Call a Bottom? Oil Futures Surge
Crude oil surged the most in more than 2 1/2 years Jan. 14 after falling to the lowest since 2009.
January 14, 2015Business
Initial Jobless Claims Fall by 4,000
U.S. jobless claims fell by 4,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Jan. 8.
January 8, 2015Business
Jobless Claims Rise by 17,000 During Volatile Holiday Period
More Americans filed applications for unemployment benefits for the first time in five weeks, displaying the typical year-end holiday swings that make the data difficult to interpret.
December 31, 2014