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After an investigation into an explosion at one of Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) key suppliers in China, Shares of the technology giant are higher. Reuters reports that Foxconn reopened it's electronics polishing facility. The plant is r

Among other things, it notes that five years after going public, Metabolix has not made a profit. Construction of a production facility in Iowa, to be co-owned with Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), also has been delayed repeatedly, a

Metabolix (MBLX) is down after a Reuters report notes that the company over promises and under delivers, which is starting to try Wall Street's patience.

Honda Motor Co. says it will temporarily cut production at its North American auto factories starting Wednesday due to shortages of parts, according to a report by the Associated Press. The AP sites a company statement that indica

The Wall Street Journal reports NRG Energy (NRG) CEO David Crane said the power company's plans to build two big reactors at its South Texas nuclear plant could be delayed or canceled in light of earthquake-related failures at a J

In the headlines this morning, the aftermath of the Japanese earthquake and the situation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant also continued to worry investors after reports of higher-than-allowed levels of radioactive iodine i

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is scheduled to deliver a speech at the Independent Community Bankers of America National Convention at midday.

U.S equity futures are set to open relatively flat. Overseas, the Asian markets declined, while the European markets were also lower.

General Motors (NYSE:GM) announced today, in another sign of the Japanese disaster's global impact, that it is halting some production and temporarily laying off workers at its Tonawanda, N.Y.

The State Council has also required relevant departments to conduct safety checks at existing plants, Xinhua News Agency said, according to Marketwatch.com. China has 13 nuclear reactors in operation with at least 25 under constru

Uranium producers are lower on reports that China has suspended approval of new nuclear power plants until safety standards can be reviewed and revised in the wake of the ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan, according to reports.

Exelon (EXC) is firm after it increased output for its 1,120-megawatt LaSalle 2 reactor in Illinois to 60% of capacity, according to a report from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Bloomberg reports. The unit operated at 22%

The Ovation system will be installed at the Sanmen Nuclear Power Plant in Zhejiang Province, scheduled to come online in 2013, and at the Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant in Shandong Province, which is expected to begin commercial oper

Emerson Electric's (EMR) business, Emerson Process Management, announced today that it has been awarded contracts totaling about $17 million by Westinghouse Electric to supply EMR's Ovation expert control technology at four new We