NEW YORK — U.S. online sales in the holiday season to date are up 15 percent to $24.6 billion, according to comScore.
The research firm said Sunday sales on six individu...
SAN FRANCISCO — David Frias works two minimum-wage jobs to squeak by in one of the most expensive cities in America.
Come New Year’s Day, he’ll have a few more coins in ...
This has probably been the most interesting year in many moons for both foreign and domestic stock markets.
I’ve been perusing returns of stock markets outside the U.S. ...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in October to its lowest point of the year as Americans bought fewer foreign cars and imported less oil. Exports of American...
If you’re the type of person who sweeps things under the rug, knowing full well that someday the rug will start to bulge, there’s really no easy solution. Either vacuum ...
The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the Dec. 6 livestock auction.
Commercial bulls, $66. to 78.; commercial cows, 30. to 73; commercial steers...
TOKYO — Toyota Motor today sharply downgraded its earnings forecast for this fiscal year through March, blaming a strong yen and the massive flooding in Thailand.
Japan’...
FDA keeps pill behind counter
WASHINGTON — It’s the morning after and the controversy over how to sell emergency contraception still looms.
The Obama administration’s to...
It expands Sunday hours
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania beer lovers will soon have more time to buy beer on Sundays under a bill that lawmakers approved with bipartisan support...
NEW YORK — Citigroup Inc. is eliminating 4,500 jobs in its latest effort to cut costs. The bank will take a $400 million charge in the fourth quarter as a result.
Citig...
