http://www.mail.com/subjects/274-industrial-products-services.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/274-industrial-products-services.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1764106-rate-us-30-year-mortgage-dips-to-332-pct.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages fell this week near record lows, providing more incentive for Americans to buy homes and refinance. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the 30-year loan dipped to 3.32 percent. That's below last week's rate of 3.34 percent. And it's just above the 3.31 percent, the lowes... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1764106-rate-us-30-year-mortgage-dips-to-332-pct.html 2012-12-13T15:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1763092-cathay-crew-threaten-smiles-booze-flights.html HONG KONG (AP) — Flight attendants at Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific Airways are threatening to withhold food, alcohol and even smiles from passengers during the Christmas holidays over a pay dispute, a union official said Thursday. Cabin staff at the airline, which has a reputation for top-notch service, voted at a union meeting this week in favor of i... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1763092-cathay-crew-threaten-smiles-booze-flights.html 2012-12-13T14:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1763578-us-airlines-to-lead-industry-recovery-profits.html GENEVA (AP) — U.S. airlines will lead a recovery in the global sector's profits next year, mainly thanks to cost cuts and restructuring measures taken to address weak economic growth, the industry's trade group forecast Thursday. Carriers in Asia, the Middle East and Latin America will also enjoy an improvement in earnings, while those in Europe are expec... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1763578-us-airlines-to-lead-industry-recovery-profits.html 2012-12-13T13:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1759254-feds-to-probe-why-alarms-failed-wva-explosion.html SISSONVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — Federal investigators are looking into why no alarms sounded as a massive natural gas explosion sent flames as high as hilltops, engulfing homes and a large section of an interstate for more than an hour. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board will visit Columbia Gas Transmission's Charleston control room thi... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 02:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1759254-feds-to-probe-why-alarms-failed-wva-explosion.html 2012-12-13T02:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1293754-10-things-to-thursday.html Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about Thursday: 1. US TRIES FOR A TRICKY BALANCE ON KOREA Condemning the rocket launch too harshly risks rewarding the North, which seeks to leverage any global attention it gets into much-needed aid. 2. WHEN THE FED MIGHT RAISE INTEREST RATES ... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 02:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1293754-10-things-to-thursday.html 2012-12-13T02:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1761444-un-security-council-condemns-nkorea-rocket-launch.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council condemned North Korea's successful rocket launch on Wednesday and said it will urgently consider "an appropriate response." Whether that response includes new sanctions against the North, which the United States and its European allies are seeking, depends first and foremost on China, the North's closest all... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1761444-un-security-council-condemns-nkorea-rocket-launch.html 2012-12-13T00:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1761934-virgin-galactic-future-spaceport-uncertain.html ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The deal was sold to New Mexicans in classic Richard Branson fashion. If taxpayers would build the colorful British businessman a $209 million futuristic spaceport, he would make New Mexico the launching point for a space tourism business catering to the rich and famous. Now, with Spaceport America nearly complete but still mostly... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1761934-virgin-galactic-future-spaceport-uncertain.html 2012-12-12T19:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761718-sandy-nyc-eyes-moving-power-gear-higher.html NEW YORK (AP) — A major push is on to move New York City's electrical infrastructure to higher ground or upper floors after Superstorm Sandy sent seawater pouring into low-lying substations and skyscraper basements and plunged half of Manhattan into darkness for four days. The effort, likely to be enormously costly, will center partly on two old weaknesse... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761718-sandy-nyc-eyes-moving-power-gear-higher.html 2012-12-12T17:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1760506-iran-copy-captured-cia-drone.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran is now capable of manufacturing its own copies of an advanced CIA spy drone captured last year, a senior Iranian lawmaker said Wednesday. Avaz Heidarpour, a member of the parliament's national security committee, said experts have reverse-engineered the RQ-170 Sentinel drone, and Iran now is capable of launching a production line ... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1760506-iran-copy-captured-cia-drone.html 2012-12-12T14:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1760884-serbias-billionaire-retail-tycoon-detained.html BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's billionaire retail tycoon and one of the Balkan country's most influential figures was detained Wednesday in what the nationalist government said is a major anti-corruption sweep. Miroslav Miskovic, one of the richest people in impoverished Serbia, is the owner of Delta Holding company which deals with retail, real estate,... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1760884-serbias-billionaire-retail-tycoon-detained.html 2012-12-12T12:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1760798-north-koreas-missile-arsenal.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's missile program is a point of national pride, with state TV regularly broadcasting past liftoffs set to rousing military anthems. But Pyongyang provides precious few details about its program's inner workings, leaving outside analysts to squeeze details from satellite photos and comparisons with other countries' missiles. Here's a look... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1760798-north-koreas-missile-arsenal.html 2012-12-12T11:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1760302-gazas-tunnels-rebound-israeli-offensive.html RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Rafah's biggest industry is back in business: Gazans are rebuilding the network of underground smuggling tunnels crisscrossing the Egyptian border that were pummeled in a recent Israeli offensive, restoring the illicit conduit for consumer goods and weapons so crucial to Hamas rule. The 12-kilometer (eight-mile) slice of land at t... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1760302-gazas-tunnels-rebound-israeli-offensive.html 2012-12-12T05:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1759562-senator-rock-removal-mississippi-to-start.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — Crews might be allowed to begin destroying two rock pinnacles impeding barge traffic on the Mississippi River as early as next week, more than a month ahead of schedule, a senator said Tuesday, cautioning that further steps may be needed to ensure the vital shipping route remains open. U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and two river industry tr... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1759562-senator-rock-removal-mississippi-to-start.html 2012-12-12T00:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1759538-why-efforts-to-factory-fires-failed.html About a year and a half before a fire at a clothing factory in Bangladesh killed 112 people in November, executives from Wal-Mart, Gap and other big retailers met nearby to discuss ways to prevent the unsafe working conditions that have made such tragedies common. Representatives from a dozen of the world's largest retailers and fashion labels gathered wi... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1759538-why-efforts-to-factory-fires-failed.html 2012-12-11T21:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1758710-air-force-sends-mystery-mini-shuttle-to-space.html CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The military's small, top-secret version of the space shuttle rocketed into orbit Tuesday for a repeat mystery mission, two years after making the first flight of its kind. The Air Force launched the unmanned spacecraft Tuesday hidden on top of an Atlas V rocket. As if on cue, clouds quickly swallowed up the rocket as it disapp... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1758710-air-force-sends-mystery-mini-shuttle-to-space.html 2012-12-11T21:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1758160-texas-judge-halts-transcanada-oil-pipeline-work.html HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas judge has ordered TransCanada to temporarily halt work on a private property where it is building part of an oil pipeline designed to carry tar sands oil from Canada to the Gulf Coast, the latest legal battle to plague a project that has encountered numerous obstacles nationwide. Texas landowner Michael Bishop, who is defending hims... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1758160-texas-judge-halts-transcanada-oil-pipeline-work.html 2012-12-11T21:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1758832-cyprus-court-orders-retrial-plane-crash.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a new trial for four former airline officials who had been acquitted of manslaughter and other charges for a 2005 plane crash that killed 121 passengers and crew members. The Helios Airways crash drew international attention because of the unusual circumstances surrounding it. Greek investiga... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1758832-cyprus-court-orders-retrial-plane-crash.html 2012-12-11T19:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1758186-us-wholesalers-boost-stockpiles-october.html WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale businesses increased their stockpiles in October but their sales fell sharply, a mix sign for economic growth. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that stockpiles grew 0.6 percent in October. That's slower than September's 1.1 percent increase, which was the biggest gain in nine months. Sales in October fell 1.2 percent, ... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1758186-us-wholesalers-boost-stockpiles-october.html 2012-12-11T15:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1757664-spains-iberia-unions-cancel-pre-christmas-strikes.html MADRID (AP) — Labor unions representing a majority of workers in Spain's Iberia airline have called off six days of strikes they had planned to stage before the Christmas holiday period to protest the company's plan to lay off 4,500 workers. The General Workers Union, Spain's largest, said Tuesday the unions cancelled the stoppages so as not to upset trav... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1757664-spains-iberia-unions-cancel-pre-christmas-strikes.html 2012-12-11T08:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1756440-solid-evidence-elusive-right-to-work-debate.html LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder says one reason he supports right-to-work legislation in Michigan is the economic boost a similar law has given Indiana, although officials have provided no conclusive evidence that the policy by itself has drawn new businesses to the state next door. It's an example of the flurry of claims supporters and opponents w... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1756440-solid-evidence-elusive-right-to-work-debate.html 2012-12-11T00:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1757016-americans-ceo-airline-turnaround.html DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines CEO Thomas Horton suggests that his management team has earned the right to keep leading the company even if it merges with US Airways. The approval of a new labor contract by pilots last week was the last major hurdle American and parent AMR Corp. needed to clear before emerging bankruptcy protection in the next few months... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1757016-americans-ceo-airline-turnaround.html 2012-12-10T23:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1757144-nkorea-extends-window-readies-rocket-launch.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is pressing ahead with preparation for a long-range rocket launch after extending its liftoff window by another week until Dec. 29 because of technical problems. It's North Korea's second attempt this year, and the fifth since 1998, to launch a rocket that the United Nations, Washington, Seoul and others call a cover ... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1757144-nkorea-extends-window-readies-rocket-launch.html 2012-12-10T23:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1756036-bike-large-truck-deaths-soar-bucking-trend.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Deaths of bicyclists and occupants of large trucks rose sharply last year even as total traffic fatalities dropped to their lowest level since 1949, federal safety officials said Monday. Bicyclist deaths jumped 8.7 percent and deaths of occupants of large trucks increased 20 percent, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sai... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1756036-bike-large-truck-deaths-soar-bucking-trend.html 2012-12-10T19:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1756492-ingersoll-rand-to-spin-security-business.html LONDON (AP) — Industrial conglomerate Ingersoll-Rand says it will spin off its security technology business and buy back $2 billion of shares. The Ireland-based company also said Monday it is raising its quarterly dividend by 31 percent to 21 cents per share. The manufacturer, which makes heating and cooling systems, said the spinoff of its commercial and... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1756492-ingersoll-rand-to-spin-security-business.html 2012-12-10T18:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1755514-stmicroelectronics-to-exit-ericsson-joint-venture.html GENEVA (AP) — Europe's largest chipmaker, STMicroelectronics NV, said Monday it plans to exit its money-losing joint venture ST-Ericsson, as it struggles to manage a downturn in global demand. Swiss-based STMicroelectronics said it is negotiating "exit options" from ST-Ericsson, its joint venture with Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson. It has al... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1755514-stmicroelectronics-to-exit-ericsson-joint-venture.html 2012-12-10T13:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1755220-nkorea-extending-rocket-launch-period-to-dec-29.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Monday extended the launch period for a controversial long-range rocket by another week until Dec. 29, citing technical problems. An unidentified spokesman for the North's Korean Committee of Space Technology told state media that scientists found a "technical deficiency in the first-stage control engine module of ... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1755220-nkorea-extending-rocket-launch-period-to-dec-29.html 2012-12-10T12:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1755260-kazakhstan-mulls-russias-cosmodrome-lease.html ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — The head of Kazakhstan's space agency said Monday that Russia's lease of a launch facility in the Central Asian nation, the only site worldwide currently being used to get astronauts to the International Space Station, may be suspended. Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency cited Kazcosmos head Talgat Musabayev as telling parliament th... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 06:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1755260-kazakhstan-mulls-russias-cosmodrome-lease.html 2012-12-10T06:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1750138-sign-imminent-rocket-launch-north-korea.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea held off launching a long-range rocket Monday, the first day of a 13-day window during a frigid, snowy stretch of winter weather, a day after announcing it may delay the controversial liftoff. Pyongyang had made a surprise announcement earlier this month that it would launch a rocket mounted with a satellite one morni... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 04:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1750138-sign-imminent-rocket-launch-north-korea.html 2012-12-10T04:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1754794-chinese-company-wins-bid-battery-maker-a123.html NEW YORK (AP) — Bankrupt battery maker A123 Systems Inc. on Sunday said it will sell most of its assets to the U.S. arm of Chinese auto parts conglomerate Wanxiang Group Corp. for $256.6 million. Wanxiang America Corp. won an auction conducted under the supervision of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. A123's government business will ... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 21:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1754794-chinese-company-wins-bid-battery-maker-a123.html 2012-12-09T21:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1753328-cowboy-charged-player-dies-auto-accident.html IRVING, Texas (AP) — Police charged Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent with intoxication manslaughter Saturday after he flipped his car in a pre-dawn accident that killed teammate Jerry Brown. Irving police spokesman John Argumaniz said the accident happened about 2:20 a.m. Saturday in the Dallas suburb, hours before Brent was to be on a team fli... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 04:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1753328-cowboy-charged-player-dies-auto-accident.html 2012-12-09T04:42:00Z