GDP report shows promise
WASHINGTON — A summer of modest economic growth is helping dispel lingering fears that another recession might be near.
Whether the strength can ...
He's not waiting for Congress to act
WASHINGTON — Pushing a campaign to act without Congress, President Barack Obama will announce today two more executive actions on the...
NEW YORK — Appliance maker Whirlpool plans to cut 5,000 jobs, about 10 percent of its workforce in North America and Europe, as it faces soft demand and higher costs for...
WASHINGTON — The richest 1 percent of Americans have been getting far richer over the last three decades while the middle class and poor have seen their after-tax househ...
NEW YORK — Americans say they feel worse about the economy than they have since the depths of the Great Recession. And it’s a bad time for a bad mood because households ...
DETROIT — Quality should be Job 1 at Ford again.
The brand’s ranking fell 10 spots in Consumer Reports’ annual auto reliability survey, hurt by glitchy touch screens and...
It looks at wells, drilling
PITTSBURGH — Tests of water wells near gas drilling sites generally didn’t find significant changes in water quality, according to a new repor...
Citizens group offers guidelines
ALLENTOWN — A “citizens commission” sponsored by liberal and environmental groups said Monday that Pennsylvania’s burgeoning natural-gas ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The McRib, the elusive sandwich that has inspired a cult-like following, is back.
McDonald's Corp. announced Monday that the boneless barbecue pork sandw...
CORNING, N.Y. — In a memorable Hollywood scene from “Risky Business,” the 1983 comedy drama that launched Tom Cruise to stardom, a mother's prized Steuben glass egg goes...
