Bureau gets 1st chief
WASHINGTON — With its first chief now in place, the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will start enforcing rules aimed at reining in abusive ...
Magnitude 4.0 hit near Youngstown
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In Ohio, geographically and politically positioned to become a leading importer of wastewater from gas drilling, enviro...
SINGAPORE — Oil prices jumped to near $101 a barrel today in Asia amid concerns that rising tensions between Western powers and Iran could lead to crude supply disruptio...
NEW YORK — It’s been 30 years since gasoline took such a big bite out of the family budget.
The typical American household will have spent $4,155 filling up in 2011, a r...
Online gambling fight now about when, not if
LAS VEGAS — The fight to fully legalize online gambling in the U.S. is now less about whether Americans will be able to play ...
U.S. imports most oil too
NEW YORK — For the first time, the top export of the United States, the world’s biggest gas guzzler, is — wait for it — fuel.
Measured in dollar...
BRUNSWICK, Maine — A nearly century-old hunting boot is catching on with a younger generation that sees the utilitarian footwear as hip.
L.L Bean’s familiar duck boot wi...
Collection details company's rise
PALO ALTO, Calf. — In the interview, Steve Wozniak and the late Steve Jobs recall a seminal moment in Silicon Valley history — how they...
WASHINGTON — The long-suffering job market is ending the year better off than it began.
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits each week has dropped by ...
NEW YORK — A resurgent demand for gift cards may extend retailers’ holiday cheer well into January.
Gift card spending rose to nearly 18 percent of total holiday spendin...
