Employers add 161K jobs in Oct.
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added a decent 161,000 jobs in October, and the unemployment rate dipped to 4.9 percent from 5 percent. It was...
December hike possible
WASHINGTON — With six days before Americans choose a new president, the Federal Reserve sent a dual message Wednesday: It isn’t yet time to raise i...
Cuba falls short of $2 billion goal
HAVANA — Cuba is failing to meet its self-imposed foreign investment targets two years after detente with the United States set off th...
Manufacturing picks up pace
WASHINGTON — U.S. manufacturing grew last month at the fastest pace since July, a sign that American factories are coping with economic w...
U.S. sales slides 4% in October
DETROIT — It’s a chilly autumn for U.S. auto sales.
Sales of new cars and trucks fell an estimated 4 percent in October as consumer demand...
Ethical questions arise from contacts
BOSTON — The blinking game show wheel spins past logos for Triscuits, Wheat Thins and Honey Maid before the needle settles at Fig Ne...
McDonald's deal called historic
SAN FRANCISCO — McDonald’s has agreed to pay $3.75 million to settle a federal lawsuit that sought to hold the company liable for allegati...
Transit workers hit picket lines in Philly
UPPER DARBY — Commuters scrambled Tuesday to find alternate ways to travel as transit workers in Philadelphia hit the pick...
The farmers spoke and the Natural Resources Conservation Service listened, changing and improving the new Conservation Stewardship Program to make it easier to understan...
Baker Hughes, GE report deal
NEW YORK — General Electric and Baker Hughes are joining their oil and gas businesses to create a powerful player in an energy sector buffete...
