HERMITAGE, Mercer County — F.N.B. Corp., has announced it is buying Parkvale Financial Corp., parent company of Parkvale Savings Bank of Pittsburgh, which has a branch i...
TOYOTA, Japan — President Akio Toyoda promised shareholders a revived Toyota despite the production disruptions from the earthquake and tsunami that decimated northeaste...
Difficult choice happens often
SEATTLE — We all have those moments: The alarm goes off, and we think, “Do I really have to go to work today?”
Most of the time, reason and...
WASHINGTON — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week and builders broke ground on more homes in May. The latest data offered some hope that the econo...
HARRISBURG — A bill to keep up to 13 weeks of federal emergency jobless benefits for an estimated 45,000 Pennsylvanians took one step closer to the finish line Thursday,...
Vote a setback for ethanol
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to repeal tax credits for producing ethanol, a vote that budget cutters hope will demonstrate a growing ...
LCB rejects call to raise prices
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board said “no” once again on Wednesday to retail price increases for liquor and wine.
The t...
WASHINGTON — Used car dealers may be selling cars and trucks that have been recalled but not repaired because manufacturers don’t send them the same recall notifications...
Poll finds strong support in state
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania voters support natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale by a 2-to-1 margin, according to a new poll that a...
Major victory for Gov. Walker
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin's polarizing union rights law will take effect thanks to a sharply divided ruling by the state Supreme Court that ...
