Lawmakers to airline executives: Improve services


May 3, 2017 at 12:00a.m.

Lawmakers to airline executives: Improve services

WASHINGTON

Frustrated Republicans and Democrats on Tuesday warned top airline executives to improve customer services or face congressional intervention after a passenger was dragged from a United Airlines flight in an incident the company’s chief executive called a “mistake of epic proportions.” House Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster, R-Pa., said carriers should use the notoriety of last month’s forcible removal of a passenger to make long-needed improvements. If the airlines don’t make changes, Congress is likely to step in, Shuster and other lawmakers said.

Slowing auto sales worry Wall Street

NEW YORK

Despite strong results from industrial companies, U.S. stocks couldn’t get any momentum going Tuesday after car makers said their sales are shrinking. Engine maker Cummins sent manufacturers and other industrial companies higher after reporting solid first-quarter earnings. A late slump took the price of oil to its lowest price in almost six months. Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler all fell after they said sales declined in April.

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Selected local stocks

STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE

Alcoa Inc., .1233.360.08

Aqua America, .71 33.000.06

Avalon Holdings,2.570.10

Chemical Bank, .2747.62-0.52

Community Health Sys. 10.31 1.69

Cortland Bancorp, .2818.50-0.25

Farmers Nat., .1614.40-0.10

First Energy, 1.44 29.03-0.43

Fifth/Third, .5224.46-0.33

FirstMerit Corp.,--

First Niles Financial, .1210.500.00

FNB Corp., .4814.24-0.22

General Motors, 1.5233.19-1.01

General Electric, .9228.950.01

Huntington Bank, .28 12.93-0.16

iHeartMedia Inc.,2.170.07

JP Morgan Chase, 1.9286.45-0.61

Key Corp, .3418.48-0.07

LaFarge, .34--

Macy’s, 1.51 29.500.64

Parker Hannifin, 2.52 159.390.46

PNC, 2.20120.64-0.51

Simon Prop. Grp., 6.60168.730.12

Stoneridge 20.050.21

United Comm. Fin., .12 8.59-0.03

Selected prices from Tuesday’s 4 p.m. close.