WASHINGTON — Remember the economy's return to growth last quarter? Well, it probably wasn't as energetic as first thought.
A government report due out today is expected ...
DETROIT — General Motors has sued a supplier, saying it has spent more than $30 million fixing problems in the steering systems of the Chevrolet Cobalt, its best-selling...
AUSTIN, Minn. — Hormel Foods said its fourth-quarter profit rose more than 50 percent, helped by lower ingredient costs even as sales slipped on lower meat prices and a ...
WASHINGTON — First-time buyers taking advantage of a special tax credit gave sales of existing homes their biggest surge in a decade, raising hopes for a turnaround in t...
Retail gasoline prices headed downward in most places to begin one of the country's busiest travel weeks, with more than 33 million people expected to hit the road for t...
The value of soil testing is now greater than ever, considering the record prices for fertilizer.
Many producers purchase and apply fertilizer that might not be needed. ...
DES MOINES, Iowa — Are cramped chickens crazy chickens?
Researchers are trying to answer that question through several studies that intend to take emotions out of an ang...
NEW YORK — For the first time in a decade, more people paid their credit card bills on time in the third quarter this year than in the second quarter.
The delinquency ra...
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says co...
Hunger relief advocates go to Congress
WASHINGTON — Soup kitchen workers are seeing new faces in line, and charities are taking more calls for help as the recession makes...
