NEW YORK — J.C. Penney Co. is hoping it has hit rock bottom.
The bad news keeps getting worse for the struggling department-store chain that on Friday reported a wider t...
New businesses to have panel talk
Butler Downtown’s annual meeting will have a new venue and new features when it is held at from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 28 in Butler Count...
NEW YORK — Wendy’s push to remake itself as a higher-end hamburger chain is starting to pay off, with a key sales figure rising for the sixth straight quarter.
The compa...
Bromide level takes decline
PITTSBURGH — Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University say a water quality problem in the Monongahela River that may have been linked to Marce...
The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the Tuesday livestock auction.
Commercial bulls, $70. to 78.50; commercial cows, 52.50 to 71., few lower; c...
GOP steadfast on no increases
WASHINGTON — House Republicans’ hard line against higher tax rates for upper-income earners leaves re-elected President Barack Obama with a ...
WASHINGTON — Mortgage giant Fannie Mae earned $1.8 billion from July through September, helped by an improving housing market that has lifted home prices.
The government...
Study looks at worries over drinking water
WASHINGTON — Property owners near shale gas wells are liable to suffer a major loss in value because of worries over water cont...
Student, auto loans set record
WASHINGTON — Americans took out more student and auto loans in September to boost consumer borrowing to a record level. But they cut back o...
New fare collection system starts
This week the Butler Transit Authority has begun to install and use a new fare collection system for cash and smart cards as the authori...
