In the wake of news about a spike in new applications for unemployment benefits comes another potentially troubling sign: A record number of workers made hardship withdr...
WASHINGTON — Mortgage applications rose 13 percent last week as consumers refinanced at the lowest rates in decades.
The increase was driven by a 17 percent surge in app...
It's up to Straub Brewery to can bottling tradition
ST. MARYS — For years, it was the way breweries did business: sell bottles, then take back the empties. It just made s...
Job losses likely to cut spending
WASHINGTON — Layoffs are back, and that's bad news for the fragile economic recovery.
New applications for unemployment benefits hit a n...
JEFFERSON TWP — Folks who enjoy farm-grown produce have a new place to go.
The Saxonburg Farmers Market runs 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays at the Saxonburg VFW on West Main...
Casey backs FRAC Act
SCRANTON — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey said Thursday that Pennsylvania's emerging natural gas industry has the potential to create jobs and wealth, but also ...
WASHINGTON — BP's image, which took an ugly beating after the Gulf oil spill, is recovering since the company sealed the well, though the oil giant's approval level is s...
NEW YORK — JetBlue is bringing back its popular All-You-Can-Jet pass, which allows anyone to travel to an unlimited number of cities over a month.
It's a chance for the ...
Action to end fed ownership
DETROIT — General Motors on Wednesday filed the first batch of paperwork required to sell stock to the public, a significant step toward shedd...
Housing numbers remain dismal
WASHINGTON — New government data offered a mixed picture of the economic recovery Tuesday, as U.S. manufacturing activity grew in July at th...
