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As stores prepare for hordes of Black Friday shoppers and mark down high-definition TVs and hot toys, they're also pushing deals on something more mundane — necessities like socks and diapers. Complete Story...
Jobless claims plunge to lowest level in yearNew homes sales rise 6.2 percentGM chooses Canada to build new midsize BuickBBC News - Dubai's main investment fund seeks debt payment delayBlack Friday bargains for popular retail storesU.S.-made drywall also being investigatedIs Black Friday really worth the effort?
Gov. M. Jodi Rell is calling the Connecticut General Assembly back to the Capitol for a special legislative session to consider her plan to cover the state's $466.5 million budget deficit.
Asset manager Apollo Global Management LLC on Wednesday completed its acquisition of Parallel Petroleum Corp., according to the oil and natural gas producer.
A proposed Monsanto Co. phosphate mine slated to produce ingredients for Roundup weedkiller generated nearly 7,000 public comments, including from a former U.S. Interior secretary who urges its approval and the Environmental Protection Agency, which wants additional pollution safeguards.
The University of Oklahoma's plan to power its Norman campus with wind energy was approved Wednesday by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
The jobless rate rose in most Illinois metropolitan areas in October.
The nation's stores usher in the traditional start of the holiday shopping season Friday with extended hours, freebies and deep discounts on everything from toys to flat-panel TVs.
About 120 workers who lost their jobs when a lumber mill in Franklin closed are eligible for federal assistance.
Canadian biotechnology company QLT Inc. said Wednesday it will pay Massachusetts General Hospital $20 million to settle a lawsuit over product royalties.
AmREIT, a real estate investment trust, said Wednesday that its shareholders and those of its affiliate, REITPlus Inc., have approved a plan to combine the two.
Computer Sciences Corp. said Wednesday that it signed a new data center and information technology infrastructure management service agreement with Zurich Financial Services Group.
"Up in the Air" has undergone the rarest of flights: It was delayed for a long time and its course was altered, yet it has arrived right on time.
With the end of the year approaching, small business owners should be scheduling meetings to help them plan for a hopefully stronger 2010.
A Dallas bank that was once allied with Donald Trump in a bid to buy the three Atlantic City Trump casinos out of bankruptcy protection now wants to buy them on its own.
Global Energy Holdings Group, an Atlanta-based renewable energy company, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware.
A Missouri trial judge Wednesday ordered the state to pay $152,000 for illegally terminating a janitorial company's state contracts when the firm was targeted by an immigration sting.
Sage grouse numbers are down in northeast Wyoming for a second year in a row and have reached their lowest levels since 1995, according to a state game official.
Southwestern Electric Power Co. has won regulatory approval for two rate hikes for its Arkansas customers.
For Black Friday, it's HDTVs and diapersAs stores prepare for hordes of Black Friday shoppers and mark down high-definition TVs and hot toys, they're also pushing deals on necessities like socks and diapers.
Toyota to replace 3.8 million gas pedalsToyota Motor Corp. will replace gas pedals on 3.8 million recalled vehicles in the United States to address problems with sudden acceleration or the pedal becoming stuck in the floor mat.
Deere's profit falls after 28 percent drop in salesDeere and Co. lost $223 million in the fourth quarter, reflecting big charges and a 28 percent slump in sales as demand for tractors, combines and construction equipment sagged.
Why new-home sales matter; latest data show a 6.2% increaseThe government had some good news for the housing market this morning: Sales of new homes were up 6.2% in October over the previous month.
AP Newsbreak: Records show WH health care talksTop aides to President Barack Obama have met early and often with lobbyists, Democratic political strategists and other interests with a stake in the administration's national health care overhaul, White House visitor records obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press show.
Toyota replacing some 4M gas pedals that could jamToyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will replace accelerator pedals on about 4 million recalled vehicles in the United States because the pedals can get stuck in the floor mats, another blow to the reputation of the world's largest automaker.
Pfizer ordered to pay Breast Cancer survivor $34.3 million in Hormone Replacement Therapy lawsuitA Philadelphia jury ordered Pfizer to pay $28 million in punitive damages, and $6.3 million in compensatory damages to a breast cancer survivor who used a trio of the company's hormone replacement drugs.
Obama to outline US climate goals at CopenhagenPresident Barack Obama will commit the United States to a goal of substantial cuts in greenhouse gas pollution over the next decade when he travels to a widely anticipated climate conference in Copenhagen next month.
Nine tips for avoiding Black Friday bluesBlack Friday — looming on the other side of Thanksgiving, you'll want to ask a few key questions before beginning your shopping. Is it really worth venturing out in the predawn darkness for Black Friday doorbusters? Should you shop online or wait to buy your gifts instead?
Consumers log stronger-than-expected reboundConsumers got back in the buying mood in October as their incomes grew modestly, an encouraging sign for the budding economic recovery.
Washington Post closing several U.S. bureausThe Washington Post is closing its last U.S. bureaus outside the nation's capital as the money-losing newspaper retrenches to focus on politics and local news.
A Year After Lehman: We Remain at Risk1 year after Lehman crisis, we remain at risk. Little has changed . Another crisis looms.
Online Advertising In The U.S Begins To StabilizeOnline advertising revenues in the U.S. seem to be stabilizing. The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers released third-quarter figures showing that online advertising in the U.S.
Maintaining a Positive Work-Life Balance When You're in Business For Yourself Whether you have made a conscious decision to start your own business or you have fallen into it by realizing that a hidden talent or casual pastime can afford a nice living, the process of building and maintaining a business can quickly become overwhelming.
Tiffany raises forecasts for rest of the yearTiffany & Co. says its third-quarter profit dipped partly on weaker domestic sales as shoppers continued to curb their discretionary spending.
Durable goods orders fall unexpectedlyOrders for big-ticket factory goods fell unexpectedly in October as the economy struggles to get back to full health.
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