Well here we are, the last month of 2013. At the beginning of the year if you had told me that the Wilshire 5000, an index of most stocks traded, would be up more than 2...
Sign-ups still behind goal
WASHINGTON — It looks like President Barack Obama’s fickle health insurance website is finally starting to put up some respectable sign-up numb...
The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the Dec. 3 livestock auction.
Commercial bulls, $76. to 94.; commercial cows, 48. to 86.50; commercial stee...
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Sears Holdings says it will spin off its Lands’ End clothing business as a separate company.
The retailer plans to distribute shares in Lands’ En...
Car turns 50 with new design
DEARBORN, Mich. — America’s first pony car — the Ford Mustang — is celebrating its 50th birthday with a swoon-worthy new design and plans to ...
Paperwork slows Harmony Inn's new ownership
HARMONY — There still isn't a set opening date for the revamped Harmony Inn, which is under new ownership after being bought i...
WASHINGTON — Real estate data provider CoreLogic said Tuesday that U.S. home prices increased 0.2 percent in October from September. That’s up from a 0.1 percent gain in...
Black Friday leads to 9% rise
DETROIT — Americans proved last month that they're head over heels about small sport utility vehicles. They also wanted to buy more than jus...
NEW YORK — Fast-food workers in about 100 cities will walk off the job on Thursday, organizers say, which would mark the largest effort yet in a push for higher pay. The...
Deliveries in 30 minutes
NEW YORK — Jeff Bezos’ idea to let self-guided drones deliver packages may be too futuristic for Washington to handle.
The Amazon CEO is working ...
