Business and Finance
Published on August 8, 2015 - Page 22
WASHINGTON (AP) —U.S. consumer borrowing hit another record in June, good news for the American economy. Americans piled on another $20.7 billion in...
Published on August 8, 2015 - Page 23
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City’s efforts to recapture some of the tourism dollars it has lost to casino competition in recent years finally...
Published on August 7, 2015 - Page 7
APPLETON, Maine —Mad as a hornet, a bumblebee buzzes her wings in vain against the walls of the vial holding her captive. She alights briefly on the...
Published on August 7, 2015 - Page 10
NEW YORK CITY (AP) —Even as an Oct. 1 deadline approaches to replace Americans’ out-of-date credit cards with new cards embedded with computer chips...
Published on August 6, 2015 - Page 26
DETROIT (AP) — When researchers at two West Coast universities took control of a General Motors car through cellular and Bluetooth connections in...
Published on August 6, 2015 - Page 26
WASHINGTON (AP) —Federal regulators now have approved a long-delayed rule requiring companies to reveal the pay gap between CEOs and their employees...
Published on August 5, 2015 - Page 5
NEW YORK (AP) — Deere is recalling more than 2,000 lawn tractors because the brake arm can fail and cause a crash. There have been no reports of...
Published on August 5, 2015 - Page 18
NEW YORK (AP) — These days it seems whatever can be burned to power a car, heat a home, make electricity or ship people and goods around the globe is...
Published on August 4, 2015 - Page 18
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Subway’s “sandwich artists” cranked out a record number of lunchmeat masterpieces in Las Vegas on Saturday. Franchisees and...
Published on August 4, 2015 - Page 22
NEW YORK (AP) — AT&T customers will save $10 a month and get a single bill for their TV and wireless services under a new package the company is...
Published on August 3, 2015 - Page 5
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Plenty of raw electricity sloshes around in Quebec’s rivers and reservoirs, promising relief for U.S. northeasterners, who pay...
Published on August 3, 2015 - Page 12
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) —Weeks of record rainfalls drenched Don Lamb’s cornfields this summer, drowning some plants and leaving others yellowed, 2 feet...
Published on August 2, 2015 - Page 7
NEW YORK (AP) — Imagine making a video call without other people being able to listen in. Yahoo is trying to make that happen with Livetext, a new...
Published on August 2, 2015 - Page 24
Dear Mr. Berko: Fitbit Inc. makes those wristbands that track your pulse, track your heart rate, count the number of steps you take and measure the...
Published on August 2, 2015 - Page 24
Dear Mr. Berko: I just retired at age 67, and my certified public accountant, who is a friend, insists that I hire a money manager to run my $680,...
Published on August 1, 2015 - Page 4
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — CVS Health Corp. deliberately overcharged some pharmacy customers for generic drugs by submitting claims to their insurance...
Published on August 1, 2015 - Page 12
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wages and benefits grew in the spring at the slowest pace in 33 years, stark evidence that stronger hiring isn’t lifting...
Published on July 31, 2015 - Page 6
DETROIT — When a car dealer offers to loan you the money to buy a car at zero interest, it gets your attention. Yet that cheap money might not be the...
Published on July 31, 2015 - Page 9
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 140,000 night lights are being recalled because they can overheat and spark a fire. Other recalled consumer products...
Published on July 31, 2015 - Page 19
MENLO PARK, California (AP) — Facebook says it will begin test flights later this year of a solar-powered drone with the wingspan of a Boeing 737,...
Published on July 31, 2015 - Page 19
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home rental prices climbed much faster than incomes in June. But there are signs of slowing momentum around major job hubs...
Published on July 30, 2015 - Page 22
WASHINGTON (AP) —The Federal Reserve appears on track to raise interest rates later this year but signaled Wednesday that it wants to see further...
Published on July 30, 2015 - Page 22
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Jianny Five is a docile little robot. Nothing here to fear. He’s just a platform with wheels and antennae. Just a foot stool...
Published on July 29, 2015 - Page 14
WASHINGTON (AP) —Some federal and state prisoners could soon be eligible for federal student aid to take college courses while behind bars. The aid...
Published on July 29, 2015 - Page 18
WASHINGTON (AP) —An unfamiliar sight for U.S. consumers has emerged in parts of the economy — higher prices. The price increases remain modest, but...
Published on July 28, 2015 - Page 5
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s an important bit of information that determines a lot about your financial life. But if you wanted to be in the loop, it came...
Published on July 28, 2015 - Page 18
DETROIT (AP) — Fiat Chrysler could be required to lay out hundreds of millions of dollars to get potentially defective Ram pickups and older Jeeps...
Published on July 27, 2015 - Page 3
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average price of gasoline has dropped a penny over the past two weeks to $2.82 a gallon. Industry analyst Trilby...
Published on July 27, 2015 - Page 3
DETROIT (AP) — Fiat Chrysler must offer to buy back from customers more than 500,000 Ram pickup trucks in the biggest such action in U.S. history as...
Published on July 26, 2015 - Page 28
Dear Mr. Berko: My broker is touting a low-priced telephone company called Cincinnati Bell and seems to have an inside track on the company. He...