Industrial technology

Fred Gmitter, a geneticist at the University of Florida Citrus Research and Education Center, right, visits a citrus grower in an orange grove affected by citrus greening disease in Fort Meade, Fla., on Sept. 27, 2018. "If we can go in and edit the gene, change the DNA sequence ever so slightly by one or two letters, potentially we'd have a way to defeat this disease," says Gmitter. (AP Photo/Federica Narancio)
November 13, 2018 - 10:08 pm

Gene-Edited Food Is Coming, But Will Shoppers Buy?

WASHINGTON (AP) — The next generation of biotech food is headed for the grocery aisles, and first up may be salad dressings or granola bars made with soybean oil genetically tweaked to be good for your heart. By early next year, the first foods from plants or animals that had their DNA "edited" are...
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FILE- In this Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, file photo trader Thomas Ferrigno, right, and specialist Gregg Maloney work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, Nov. 13. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
November 13, 2018 - 11:07 am

Tech Companies, Banks Lead Stocks Higher; Oil Price Plunges

U.S. stock indexes veered mostly higher in afternoon trading Tuesday, on course to recoup some of the market's big losses from a day earlier. Gains in technology companies, banks and industrial stocks outweighed losses in household goods sellers, utilities and elsewhere in the market. Energy stocks...
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FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, file photo trader Jeffrey Vazquez, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, Nov. 6. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
November 06, 2018 - 1:25 pm

Industrials, Tech Lead US Stocks Higher Ahead Of Elections

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose Tuesday as industrial and technology companies recovered some of the big losses they took over the last month. Strong company earnings also contributed to the gains, but stocks stayed calm as traders waited for results from the midterm elections in the U.S...
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FILE - This file photo provided by the Tempe Police Department shows an Uber SUV after hitting a woman on March 18, 2018, in Tempe, Ariz. Nearly eight months after one of its autonomous test vehicles hit and killed an Arizona pedestrian, Uber wants to resume testing on public roads. The company has filed an application with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to test in Pittsburgh, and it has issued a lengthy safety report pledging to put two human backup drivers in each vehicle and take a raft of other precautions to make the vehicles safe. Company officials acknowledge they have a long way to go to regain public trust after the March 18 crash in Tempe, Arizona, that killed Elaine Herzberg, as she crossed a darkened road outside the lines of a crosswalk. (Tempe Police Department via AP, File)
November 02, 2018 - 3:15 pm

Uber Wants To Resume Self-Driving Car Tests On Public Roads

DETROIT (AP) — Nearly eight months after one of its autonomous test vehicles hit and killed an Arizona pedestrian, Uber wants to resume testing on public roads. The company has filed an application on with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to test in Pittsburgh, and it has issued a...
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FILE- In this Oct. 25, 2018, file photo the NYSE and Yeti logos are reflected in the glasses of trader Sal Suarino as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Thursday, Nov. 1. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
November 01, 2018 - 1:19 pm

Stocks Rise As Market Rebound Stretches To A 3rd Day

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks climbed Thursday as major indexes extended a rebound into a third day. The dollar dropped, a change that provided a relief to big exporters like industrial and technology companies. The U.S. stock market continued its gradual rebound from a plunge that lasted almost the...
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FILE - In this April 23, 2018, file photo, the logo for General Motors appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. General Motors reports earnings Wednesday, Oct. 31. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
October 31, 2018 - 11:15 am

GM Offers Buyouts To 18K Workers After Posting Strong Profit

DETROIT (AP) — As General Motors reported a healthy $2.5 billion third-quarter profit, the Detroit automaker ramped up its cost-cutting efforts by offering buyouts to 18,000 white-collar workers. The company, while acknowledging it's in good shape now, said Wednesday it needs to be smaller to...
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October 30, 2018 - 2:27 pm

Google Spinoff To Test Fully Driverless Cars In California

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google's robotic car spin-off Waymo is poised to become the first to test fully driverless vehicles on California's public roads. The regulatory approval clearing the cars to begin navigating the state's highways and streets without a backup human driver behind the wheel comes...
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FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2015, file photo, vehicles make their way westbound on Interstate 80 across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge as seen from Treasure Island in San Francisco. California officials on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, blasted the Trump administration's plan to freeze vehicle emissions standards, saying it threatens public health and the environment and was based on a flawed scientific analysis. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
October 26, 2018 - 6:25 pm

Gm Proposes Nationwide Zero-Emissions Vehicle Sales Mandate

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors says it will ask the federal government for one national gas mileage standard, including a requirement that a percentage of auto companies' sales be zero-emissions vehicles. Mark Reuss, GM's executive vice president of product development, said the company will propose...
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October 23, 2018 - 2:05 am

Dyson To Build Electric Car In Singapore, Snubbing UK

LONDON (AP) — Dyson, the British company best known for innovative vacuum cleaners, says it will build its electric car in Singapore. The company says the bespoke manufacturing facility is due for completion in 2020 and is part of a 2.5 billion pound ($3.2 billion) investment in new technology...
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October 19, 2018 - 4:46 am

Europe, Japan Ready Spacecraft For 7-Year Journey To Mercury

BERLIN (AP) — Final preparations were underway Friday for the launch of a joint mission by European and Japanese space agencies to send twin probes to Mercury, the closest planet to the sun. An Ariane 5 rocket is scheduled to lift the uncrewed spacecraft into orbit from French Guiana shortly before...
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