Cadmium is a soft, whitish metal that occurs naturally in soil. It's perhaps best known as one half of rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries, but also is used in pigment...
TOKYO — The Toyota Prius is so sought after in Japan it is the first gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle to top annual sales, with buyers willing to wait six months for del...
ATLANTA — Shipping giant UPS Inc. will cut 1,800 management and administrative jobs, less than 1 percent of its global work force, as it repositions itself for a gradual...
STATE COLLEGE — Butler County has gas, and Rex Energy wants it.
Ben Hulburt, president of the State College-based gas and oil company, said Wednesday the county is the c...
Organizers say they're 'swamped' with requests
WASHINGTON — Months after the government took large ownership stakes in General Motors, Chrysler and auto lender GMAC Finan...
Here we are again, the beginning of a new year and the passing of 2009.
I thought that it was a tough year, but I am happy with the investment results. Here is a remind...
GM proceeding with phase out
DETROIT — Hopes to keep Swedish car company Saab alive flickered Thursday as Dutch exotic automaker Spyker Cars made another bid to buy the t...
Holiday shopping surge gives profits
NEW YORK — A firm stand on prices and a surge of last-minute holiday shoppers gave retailers a big present: modest December sales gai...
It's a new year and, for those who are unemployed, it might be a time for new job hunting strategies. Experts share how to avoid the mistakes of yester-year and get off ...
Tablet computer gets top billing
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer showed off a new touch-screen, tablet-style computer from Hewlett-Packard, the first of several such devices ...