Cubic Corp.

Dow futures rose Monday, in an advance that would exceed the 30-stock average’s closing record.

The stocks making the biggest moves in premarket trading include Hasbro, Energizer, Palantir, and more.

San Diego’s Cubic Corp. is trying to develop a ventilator from an existing defense product that features an air pump. The company is testing it out, hoping they can turn it into a tool to help the sick during the coronavirus pandemic.

A look at selected defense contracts recently awarded to San Diego County companies.

San Diego-based Cutwater Spirits has been acquired by Anheuser-Busch, according to a press release, joining the likes of Budweiser, Bud Light, Michelob ULTRA and Stella Artois, among others.

Alaska Airlines launched daily nonstop service between San Diego International Airport and El Paso International Airport this week.

According to The State of Legal Marijuana Markets report, released mid-2018 by Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics, the legal cannabis business in the United States is projected to be a $23 billion industry by 2022. And, Little Italy-headquartered Cannabiniers, a cannabis brand management company, wants a piece of the pie.

San Diego joins Singapore, Istanbul, St. Barts and Vietnam, among other places around the world, on this year’s Forbes Travel Guide’s 14 Top Destinations List.

After Jonathan Spangler’s San Diego-based guitar startup made its big debut in America’s Music City, Spangler is gearing up to manufacture and sell his first products this summer. His company, Ciari Guitars, creates professional-quality, foldable guitars designed to fit into the carry-on compartment of an airplane.

The U.S. Navy commissioned its futuristic Zumwalt-class destroyer, the USS Michael Monsoor, with traditional ceremonies that included a 19-gun salute in late January.

Two European cruise lines made their inaugural calls on the Port of San Diego the week of Feb. 4, according to a news release.

San Diego County had a total of 1 million guests stay in Airbnbs in 2018, making it the second-most active city in California after Los Angeles.

A 92-year-old former San Ysidro church will be resurrected as a neighborhood theater as part of a mixed-use project that includes affordable housing and classroom space for the UC San Diego.

More hotels are coming to downtown San Diego in 2019, with a total of 2,444 rooms expected to come on line throughout San Diego County.

San Diego’s aerospace community was established long before Lindbergh took off for Paris, and it’s poised to make more headlines in 2019. Look for news among the makers of unmanned aerial vehicles.

A couple of years ago, Jay Ruskey, a seasoned California farmer, tapped San Diego to grow high-end coffee that he and his team believe will sell for around $15 a cup.