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Hardwood to trading floor: Stocks go Final Four
April 8, 2013 NEW YORK — March Madness: It’s not just for basketball. The sports world is laser focused on college hoops right now. more »» 
US adds just 88K jobs; rate drops to 7.6 pct.
April 6, 2013 WASHINGTON — A streak of robust job growth came to a halt in March, signaling that U.S. employers may have grown cautious in a fragile economy. The gain of 88,000 jobs was the smallest in nine months. more »» 
KFC to offer easy-to-eat boneless chicken
April 6, 2013 NEW YORK — In case Americans want to scarf down their fast-food even faster, KFC is stripping the bones out of its chicken. more »»
Best Buy stores to feature Samsung kiosks
April 5, 2013 NEW YORK — Shares of Best Buy jumped on Thursday after it announced plans to create store-within-store kiosks for Samsung products — a vote of confidence from a major consumer electronics retailer... more »» 
US service firms grow more slowly, hiring weakens
April 4, 2013 WASHINGTON — Two reports Wednesday showed that U.S. service companies grew more slowly in March and private employers pulled back on hiring. more »»
Poll: Caution 5 years after financial crisis
April 4, 2013 BOSTON — Americans have grown more cautious and disciplined in handling their money since the financial crisis struck in 2008, a survey by a leading mutual fund company suggests. more »» 
No let up for auto sales in March; pickups star
April 3, 2013 DETROIT — America is getting back to work, and it needs pickup trucks. Strong truck demand in March drove U.S. more »»
Euro area see record 12 pct unemployment
April 3, 2013 LONDON — The eurozone economy has passed another bleak milestone. more »» 
Camry battles spruced-up rivals in midsize market
April 2, 2013 DETROIT — For nearly two decades, the Toyota Camry and the Honda Accord have ruled the mid-sized car market. Nobody accused them of being stylish or fast. more »»
Cyprus gains more time to achieve surplus
April 2, 2013 NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus has been granted an extra year — until 2017 — to achieve a targeted budget surplus of 4 percent as part of bailout negotiations with international lenders, the government... more »»
NY appeals court OKs Aereo live television service
April 2, 2013 NEW YORK — An Internet company offering inexpensive live broadcast television feeds to computers, tablets and smartphones doesn’t violate U.S. more »»
Survey: US manufacturing grew more slowly in March
April 2, 2013 WASHINGTON — A survey shows U.S. manufacturing activity expanded more slowly in March than February, held back by weaker growth in production and new orders. more »» 
Cyprus looks to its past for economic reboot
March 31, 2013 LONDON — As it grapples with the prospect of years of economic pain, Cyprus will try to draw strength from its not-so-distant experience of invasion — and the fact a whole generation knows what it... more »» 
Risk and reward at the dawn of civilian drone age
March 31, 2013 WASHINGTON — The dawn of the age of aerial civilian drones is rich with possibilities for people far from the war zones where they made their devastating mark as a weapon of choice against terrorists. more »»
End of the line for Roadrunner supercomputer
March 31, 2013 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — It’s the end of the line for Roadrunner, a first-of-its-kind collection of processors that once reigned as the world’s fastest supercomputer. more »»
Don't break the rules of self-employment
March 30, 2013 Dear Mary: My husband and I have really gotten ourselves in deep this time. At the time, we thought starting a franchise using our personal credit cards was a good idea. more »» 
Cyprus shock troubles shaky banking system
March 30, 2013 FRANKFURT, Germany — This week’s deal to rescue Cyprus and its banks from financial collapse has renewed fears about Europe’s shaky financial system and where trouble might next appear. more »»
FDA OKs new diabetes drug from J&J
March 30, 2013 WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a first-of-its-kind diabetes drug from Johnson & Johnson that uses a new method to lower blood sugar — flushing it out in patients’... more »» 
Cyprus capital controls could be lifted in a month
March 29, 2013 NICOSIA, Cyprus — There were long lines of anxious people but no sign of trouble as banks in Cyprus opened Thursday for the first time in nearly two weeks, following an international bailout that... more »» |
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