Thomas Black
UPS debuts home delivery of CVS medicine by drone
DALLAS – United Parcel Service Inc. has expanded its revenue-generating drone flights beyond hospital campuses, delivering prescription medicines to two customers’ homes from a...
GE posts major loss, slashes dividend, revamps power as new CEO...
NEW YORK - General Electric Co. slashed its quarterly dividend to just a penny a share and outlined a reorganization of its troubled power...
At $9.7M a pop, private jets are luring buyers again
NEW YORK - If anyone’s looking for further evidence of a strong economy, here’s a sign: Wealthy individuals and companies are starting to snap...
Drone pilots’ $2,000 pay tumbles 90% in `race to the bottom’
NEW YORK - Andy Trench made $2,000 a day in 2015 taking sky-high photographs along the East Coast with a drone he made himself....
Trucking prices set for new surge as U.S. keeps tabs on...
NEW YORK - A United States trucking shortage that has pushed up freight costs for everything from cereal to toothbrushes is about to get...
Helicopter deliveries to climb for second year, Honeywell says
NEW YORK - Helicopter deliveries will rise for a second year, extending a modest rebound after hitting a low in 2016 amid a decline in...
Private-jet glut spurs ‘insane’ bargains for aspiring buyers
NEW YORK - Corporate-jet makers are flooding the market, spurring deep discounts for new aircraft and fueling a three-year slide in prices of used...
Mexican cement maker poised to profit from Trump’s wall
MEXICO CITY - President Donald Trump’s plans to build a Mexican border wall are boosting the prospects of builders and material suppliers from Alabama...
They’re giddy in the private-jet industry at dawn of Trump era
DALLAS - Ever since the U.S. presidential election, Ed Dahlberg has pretty much had a smile on his face. He brokers the sale of...
Delta system failure marks wake-up call for airline industry
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ATLANTA - The failure of Delta Air Lines Inc.’s worldwide computer network this week spotlights the vulnerability of the information systems sustaining...