Linda Loyd

At the Port of Philadelphia, two harbor cranes, as large as any in the world, will arrive in early March. The first ship taking used-car exports will leave Philadelphia for Africa next month, and the largest ship ever to sail up the Delaware River will dock here in January with cargoes from South America. Sounds like a busy 2018 will follow on the heels of a bang-up 2017.

While the power outage led to 1,180 flight cancellations to and from Atlanta Sunday, according to flight tracking service FlightAware, "people should make it home for Christmas, if that's where they're going," said Jana Tidwell, public and government affairs manager for AAA Mid-Atlantic.

Teva will let go one quarter of its work force. The fate of Teva's North America headquarters in North Wales is unclear.

Moody's rated the debt on the Denver-based company that wants to buy the Revel Casino for $200 million, plus spend another $175 million, to renovate and reopen it next May. But owner Glenn Straub denied anything is happening.

American, Delta and Alaska airlines said early next year the only "smart" luggage allowed on planes must have removable lithium-ion batteries for safety reasons. United Airlines expects to announce its new bag policy soon.

Teva is combining business operations and will announce more "restructuring" next month. Teva could cut up to 25% of its Israeli workforce and 10% in the U.S., an Israeli report said.

AAA says consumer confidence, along with rising income, is fueling the increase in travel plans.

Tips every holiday traveler should know. No. 1 advice: leave home extra early and allow lots of time.

Malvern biotech Aclaris Therapeutics gets FDA approval for its drug to treat a common skin condition that affects over 83 million Americans.

Airports favor an $8 increase on round-trip airline tickets to pay for facility upgrades. Airlines and consumer groups says it will discourage budget-conscious travelers from flying.

Fibrocell is developing cell-based therapies for rare skin and connective-tissue diseases. The company is selling 13.6 million shares of its common stock to raise money.

American Airlines and its pilots reach an agreement to staff all flights during the Christmas and New Year's holidays.

When the Pa. Convention Center expansion opened in 2011, there was no sign. Soon, that will change.

The first digital pill offers a new way to monitor patients, but also raises privacy concerns.

The Food and Drug Administration approves Philadelphia drug maker Spark Therapeutics' first ever gene therapy for a genetic disease, developed at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Philadelphia City Council votes 17-0 to keep video gaming terminals, as well as a satellite casino, out of Philly neighborhoods.

Spark Therapeutics reported data on an experimental hemophilia A drug that disappointed investors. The stock fell 35 percent.

Eight City Council members supported measures to prohibit additional gambling opportunities within Philadelphia's borders. Council will take a final vote next week.

American said that it's working to solve the problem to avoid any cancellations and that only "a few hundred" flights lacked pilots. The pilots' union said the number was in the thousands.

The suit says billionaire John N. Kapoor and Insys pushed an opioid fentanyl-based painkiller, Subsys, on patients.