The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the Jan. 3 auction.
Fat cattle strong, small supply, commercial bulls, $41. to 77.50; commercial cows, 20....
Rate rises for high earners
WASHINGTON — If you earn less than $200,000 a year, there’s a strong chance you don’t have to worry about an Internal Revenue Service audit. B...
WASHINGTON — 2012 looks to be another year of opportunity for the few who can afford to buy or refinance a home.
The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell to ...
FRESNO, Calif. — Northern California scientists say they have found a possible explanation for a honey bee die-off that has decimated hives around the world: A parasitic...
DETROIT — Fiat has added 5 percent to its majority ownership of Chrysler.
The Italian automaker got the added stake by making a car in the U.S. that gets 40 miles per ga...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-3rd, is sponsoring legislation that would repeal the $7,500 tax credit for plug-in electric drive vehicles.
Kelly of Butler said the...
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...
