Bernard Condon

AP Business Writer

Workers search in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. One hundred fifty-nine people were still unaccounted for two days after Thursday's collapse, which killed at least four.

Engineers: Building Needed $9M+ in Repairs Before Collapse

There were several major repairs that needed to be done as soon as possible.

In this image from video, Delta Air Lines Flight 89 to Shanghai, China dumps fuel over Los Angeles before returning to Los Angeles International Airport for an emergency landing Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. Fire officials say fuel apparently dumped by the aircraft returning to LAX fell onto an elementary school playground. A fire department tweet says firefighters are assessing 'multiple patients' at the school in the suburban city of Cudahy, Calif. The flight tracking website FlightAware shows that Delta Air Lines Flight 89 to Shanghai, China, departed LAX, circled back over Southern California and returned to the airport.

Experts Puzzled After Airliner Dumps Fuel on Kids

Retired pilot calls the move 'pretty outrageous.'

Fisher Lands Border Wall Contract

He made numerous appearances on Fox, repeating that he could build the wall, faster, better and cheaper than anyone.

In this photo taken Monday, Sept. 23, 2019, Yonas Yeshanew, who resigned as Ethiopian Airline's chief engineer this summer and is seeking asylum in the U.S., listens to a reporter's question during an interview in Seattle area. Yeshanew says in a whistleblower complaint filed with regulators that the carrier went into the maintenance records on a Boeing 737 Max jet a day after it crashed this year, a breach he contends was part of a pattern of corruption that included fabricating documents, signing off on shoddy repairs and even beating those who got out of line.

Ex- Engineer Criticizes Airline's Maintenance

He outlines a pattern of corruption that included fabricating documents, signing off on shoddy repairs and even beating those who got out of line.

In this March 11, 2019, file photo rescuers work at the scene of an Ethiopian Airlines flight crash near Bishoftu, or Debre Zeit, south of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Investigators have determined that an anti-stall system automatically activated before the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max jet plunged into the ground, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, March 29.

Pressure Mounts to Fix Troubled Jetliner

Peak summer travel season is on the way.

This Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018 file photo show the Charging Bull sculpture by Arturo Di Modica, in New York's Financial District. The U.S. stock market is poised this week to pass a surprising milestone, rising for the longest, unbroken stretch of time in the history of U.S. stock trading. If stocks don’t drop significantly in the next three days, the bull market that began in March 2009 will have lasted nine years, five months and 13 days. It’s a record that few would have predicted when the stocks finally found their footing after a 50 percent plunge during the financial crisis.

Bull Market Nears Record

The bull market that began in March 2009 will have lasted nine years, five months and 13 days, a record that few would have predicted.

In a Thursday, July 19, 2018 file photo, Ivanka Trump, the daughter of President Donald Trump, applauds during a signing ceremony where President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order that establishes a National Council for the American Worker in the East Room of the White House, in Washington. Ivanka Trump’s clothing company is shutting down and all its employees are being laid off, according to news reports. The New York Post is reporting that its sources say the company “will be shuttered ‘ASAP’ and that staff have been informed that they’re being laid off.”

Ivanka Trump to Shut Down Company

The company drew criticism for benefiting from the family's White House ties.

In this May 3, 2017, file photo, customers shop at a Whole Foods Market in Upper Saint Clair, Pa. Amazon is moving swiftly to make big changes at Whole Foods.

Amazon Cutting Whole Foods' Prices

Amazon plans to use its deep pockets to cut prices on bananas, eggs, salmon, beef and more when it completes its $13.7 billion takeover next week.

In this March 15, 2017, file photo, a sign marks a pick-up point for the Uber car service at LaGuardia Airport in New York. The New York Times and other media are reporting Sunday, June 11, 2017, that Uber's board is considering placing Kalanick, the CEO of the ride-hailing company, on leave.

Uber is Making Changes

The company adopted a series of recommendations about the company's corporate culture from former Attorney General Eric Holder.

Jaguar Land Rover Coming to Lyft

As part of its investment in Lyft, Jaguar Land Rover agreed to supply a fleet of its vehicles.

Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson arrives for a meeting with Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., the committee that will conduct Tillerson's confirmation hearing, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Tillerson Leaving Exxon with $180M

Rex Tillerson, if confirmed as the new secretary of state, will give up millions of Exxon shares in order to ease concerns his involvement as a stockholder could create conflicts of interest.

In this Nov. 21, 2013, file photo, cars sit at the General Motors plant where Chevrolet Sonics, Cadillac SRXs and Captiva SUVs are assembled in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s election could bring some upheaval to the U.S. auto industry, which helped to lead the nation out of the Great Recession as U.S. sales rebounded. The industry is waiting to see if Trump will make good on promises to redo trade agreements and slap tariffs on cars manufactured in Mexico.

How Trump Could Affect Key Areas of Economy

Trump has said he'd slash taxes, strong-arm U.S. trading partners, end commitments to environmental rules and make it easier to drill for oil.