Новости за 14.09.2017

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday: Lattice Semiconductor Corp., down 2 cents to $5.70 The U.S. government blocked the chipmaker's sale to a firm backed by China, citing national security concerns.

A man accused of being high on cleaning chemicals from an aerosol can when he crashed his pickup truck into a New Jersey farmers market, killing a woman, has been convicted of criminal charges.

The Latest on aviation safety recommendations (all times local): 4:10 p.m.

When watching sports in virtual reality, it's best to remind yourself that TV wasn't born in a day.

The Latest on Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's use of government planes.

A U.S. Coast Guard official says less than 20 percent of a 461,000-gallon (1.7-million-liter) gasoline spill during Hurricane Harvey was recovered by the company responsible, while the rest evaporated or soaked into the ground.

With time running out before Congress turns its attention to the 2018 mid-term elections, small-cap stocks are increasingly acting as a bellwether for the market's expectations that the Trump Administration will reach a deal to significantly cut U.S. corporate tax rates by the end of the year.

An Arizona-based pharmaceutical company targeted in lawsuits and criminal investigations over its marketing of a highly addictive painkiller has filed a related patent-infringement lawsuit against a rival drug maker.

Demand for petroleum and other liquid fuels will continue to grow worldwide through 2040.

Rhode Island's unemployment rate has kept steady at 4.3 percent.

An influential industry panel plans to vote Thursday on recommendations that the Federal Aviation Administration eliminate or scale back dozens of safety rules, including one on airline pilot qualifications.

Nestle says it bought a majority stake in Blue Bottle Coffee, a high-end coffee company.

The House has passed a sweeping $1.2 trillion spending bill for the Pentagon, domestic agencies, and foreign aid that GOP leaders are calling a winner for conservatives — even though it reversed many of the spending cuts sought by President Donald Trump this spring.

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates were unchanged this week, leaving the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate at the lowest level this year.

The case of a New Jersey man who sustained severe burns to his esophagus and stomach after he was served a beer tainted with caustic chemicals at an Atlantic City casino restaurant is in the hands of a jury.

The Latest on Wisconsin Legislature's vote on Foxconn bill (all times local): 11:30 a.m.

The Treasury Department says that concerns about secure communications with government agencies is what prompted Secretary Steven Mnuchin to inquire about using a government plane for his European honeymoon in August.

Fisherman Jake Bunch leans over the side of the fishing boat "Sadie K," spears his catch, and reels it aboard: an abandoned crab pot, dangling one limp lasagna noodle of kelp and dozens of feet of rope, just the kind of fishing gear that has been snaring an increasing number of whales off U.S. coasts.

Altoona has become the fastest municipality to financially recover and exit "financially distressed" status under a Pennsylvania law.

U.S. stocks are falling Thursday morning after finishing at record highs the last two days.

Verizon Communications Inc said on Thursday that it has moved on from plans to acquire cable companies and instead will focus on building out its own fiber infrastructure.

Led by Target, retailers are showing early signs that seasonal hiring for the holidays will accelerate this year.

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m.

Kevin Corrado, publisher of the New Haven Register in Connecticut for the past three years, has been named publisher of the Daily Freeman in Kingston.

CBS' "60 Minutes" has something new for its 50th anniversary year.