County treasurer Diane Marburger reminds Butler, Callery, Connoquenessing, Valencia and West Sunbury residents that Dec. 31 is the final day to pay county real estate ta...
Stocks tumble over confusion
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration raised doubts Tuesday about the substance of a U.S.-China trade cease-fire, contributing to a stock mar...
Med. marijuana research at heart of issue
Medical marijuana companies from across the state are once again taking up the fight against the state's method of handling cann...
BEIJING — Buy more U.S. exports? Done. Tinker with technology tactics that irk Washington and other trading partners? Maybe. But scrap those plans, seen by Beijing as a ...
Farm bankruptcies are on the rise across the upper Midwest.
Eighty-four farms filed for Chapter 12 bankruptcy in Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Mon...
Pennsylvania saw a record planting
Butler County farmers planted nearly 12,000 acres with soybeans in 2012 when the crops sold for a record average high of $14.20 per bus...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Leaders of the Group of 20 agreed Saturday to fix the world trading system after difficult, all-night talks in the Argentine capital, but only ...
Agreement now must pass Congress
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — President Donald Trump signed a revised North American trade pact with the leaders of Canada and Mexico on Frid...
A market correction refers to a price decline of at least 10 percent in a market index following an upswing in market prices. In contrast, a bear market is defined by a ...
BERLIN — German pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG says it’s cutting 12,000 jobs worldwide as it seeks to reduce costs.
The Leverkusen-based company said Thursday that detail...
