Gulf oil spill and China right behind
WASHINGTON — In 2010, the economy rebounded fitfully from the Great Recession — starting strong, wobbling at midyear but showing eno...
Growers say tea tastes different
GAUHATI, India — Tea growers in northeastern India say climate change has hurt the country’s tea crop, leading not just to a drop in prod...
The Mercer Livestock Auction provided the following report on the Dec. 28 livestock auction.
Commercial bulls, 46.50 to 66.50; commercial cows, 30. to 68.50; slaughter ...
Cold weather plagues Florida
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — December’s wave of unusually cold weather has destroyed much of Florida’s green beans and sweet corn, which means shop...
Largest number in U.S. since '04
WASHINGTON — Automakers recalled about 20 million vehicles in 2010, led by high-profile recalls by Toyota that prompted new scrutiny of t...
WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department will require many meat labels to include the number of calories and other nutritional information starting in 2012 so that consum...
All first class will be forever
WASHINGTON — Postal patron Sean Swilling is tired of the inconvenience that comes with every change in the price of mailing a letter. That...
Optimism gone from experts
NEW YORK — Holiday spending surged this year, but Americans still have their doubts about the economy.
With unemployment high and home prices f...
Spending level best in years
NEW YORK — Forget the returns line. People hit the stores after Christmas to buy, indulging the rediscovered retail appetite that may have ma...
HONOLULU — Among the first announcements President Barack Obama will make after returning from his Hawaiian vacation is his choice for his top economic adviser.
The per...
