Gas prices are finally heading lower, but motorists shouldn’t expect the numbers at the pump to drop quickly this autumn.
The national average for retail gasoline fell a...
SMC hosts look at reform rules
WEXFORD — Many people think the federal government will provide health care insurance under the Affordable Care Act. However, that is not t...
Pennsylvania sees increase
WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates rose in more than half of U.S. states last month, the latest evidence that hiring remains tepid across the coun...
WASHINGTON — Americans’ wealth dipped about 0.5 percent in the April-June quarter as a drop in stock prices more than offset a gain in home values.
Yet since June, a re...
Fans turn out worldwide
HONG KONG — In a now familiar global ritual, Apple fans jammed shops from Sydney to Paris to pick up the tech juggernaut’s latest iPhone.
Eager bu...
15-year rate also hits record
WASHINGTON — The average U.S. rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage touched its record low this week and the rate on 15-year mortgage hit a new...
The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the Sept. 19 livestock auction.
Commercial cows, $52. to 86., few lower; commercial steers, 11 prime, 119. ...
NEW YORK — Starbucks is about to turn up the heat on the single-serve coffee market, and someone might get burned.
The Seattle-based company says it will start selling i...
About 6 million will have to pay
WASHINGTON — Nearly 6 million Americans — significantly more than first estimated— will face a tax penalty under President Barack Obama’s...
NEW YORK — Apple’s stock closed above $700 for the first time on Tuesday, the day after it announced orders for its iPhone 5 topped 2 million in the first 24 hours.
Shar...