WASHINGTON — The Senate defeat of competing Democratic and Republican plans to extend a cut in the Social Security payroll tax has punted the issue to the House, where G...
PHILADELPHIA — Falconhead Capital said Thursday it has taken a controlling stake in Rita’s Water Ice Franchise, whose Italian ice treats are sold in 18 states.
The priva...
TRENTON, N.J. — India’s largest maker of generic drugs won approval late Wednesday to sell a generic version of cholesterol blockbuster Lipitor. The world’s top-selling ...
HARRISBURG — A state House of Representatives panel heard a lot of criticism Wednesday about a leading Republican proposal to privatize Pennsylvania’s state-owned liquor...
WASHINGTON — U.S. home prices are falling again in most major cities after posting small gains over the summer and spring, the latest evidence that the troubled housing ...
37 financial firms, many in U.S., hit
NEW YORK — Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has lowered its credit ratings for many of the world’s largest financial institutions,...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Middle Eastern aluminum firm says in newly filed federal court documents that companies affiliated with Alcoa Inc. paid $9.5 million in bribes plus m...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — It’s the end of the line for the Steuben Glass company, an American icon of handcrafted crystal in western New York for more than a century.
The compa...
NEW YORK — Online shoppers spent record amounts on the Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, making it the biggest online shopping day in history.
Online sales ...
TOKYO — Toyota began taking orders today in Japan for the plug-in version of its hit Prius hybrid, announcing efficient mileage and a relatively affordable starting pric...
