by - November 14, 2012 9:06 am
Amazon.com Inc. has cheaper online prices for toys than Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Target Corp. and other major chains as parents begin shopping for the holidays, according to a Bloomberg Industries…
by - November 13, 2012 6:16 pm
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said it will be necessary to raise personal income-tax rates on the wealthiest Americans to reduce long-term budget deficits because capping deductions won’t raise enough…
by - November 12, 2012 6:10 pm
John Rodwick cuts corners so he has money to spend on his seven grandchildren and cruise around the Rocky Mountains with his wife, Jean, in their blue-trimmed Roadtrek motor home….
by - November 7, 2012 7:19 pm
Consumers in the U.S. are stepping in where companies fear to tread. Americans are more upbeat while business sentiment stagnates, a sign their spending will provide a bridge for the…
by - November 7, 2012 7:10 pm
U.S. voters legalized recreational use of marijuana in Colorado and Washington and allowed same-sex marriage in Maine and Maryland. The Washington and Colorado measures permit possession of one ounce (28…
by - November 6, 2012 12:32 pm
Job openings in the U.S. dropped to a five-month low in September, signaling uneven progress in the labor market may extend through year-end. The number of positions waiting to be…
by - November 6, 2012 12:20 pm
Retailers and grocery stores are among companies increasingly using dedicated-fleet services as a shortage of drivers constrains U.S. trucking capacity while the economy heals. J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. and…
by - November 5, 2012 8:44 pm
Jack Welch isn’t backing down. One day before the presidential election, the former General Electric Co. chief executive officer again suggested that government figures on employment are being manipulated for…
by - November 5, 2012 8:27 pm
President Barack Obama beseeched core supporters and wayward backers to go to the polls, while Republican challenger Mitt Romney reached for an upset victory powered by anti-incumbent fervor on the…
by - November 1, 2012 8:11 pm
U.S. retailers posted October same- store sales that topped analysts’ estimates as rising home values and consumer confidence boosted spending. Gap Inc. and Target Corp. were among chains that trailed…
by - November 1, 2012 8:09 pm
Kellogg Co., the maker of Corn Flakes cereal and Keebler Cookies and a major supplier to Wal-Mart Stores Inc., reported third-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates amid price increases. Net…
by - October 31, 2012 12:20 pm
Employment costs rose at a slower pace in the third quarter compared with the prior three months, indicating workers have limited scope to bargain for higher wages as the U.S….
by - October 31, 2012 12:10 pm
Election officials across the U.S. Northeast say they are determined to limit disruption to Nov. 6 voting in the region’s hardest-hit areas after super-storm Sandy knocked out power to 8…
by - October 29, 2012 7:10 pm
Hurricane Sandy may cause as much as $20 billion in economic damage and losses as the biggest Atlantic storm floods homes, disrupts millions of fliers, and forces retailers to close…
by - October 29, 2012 5:14 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. asked a federal judge to deny a bid by 11 women to pursue gender-discrimination claims on behalf of female employees who worked for the retailer in Florida,…
by - October 25, 2012 1:46 pm
Americans signed fewer contracts than forecast in September to purchase previously owned homes, a sign the industry’s recovery will be uneven. The index of pending home resales climbed 0.3% after…
by - October 24, 2012 8:16 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, combined its compliance office with ethics, investigations and legal functions to form one organization amid a bribery probe at the company’s Mexico operations….
by - October 24, 2012 1:37 pm
Republicans are in a strong position to keep control of the U.S. House of Representatives next year as political analysts predict that Democrats will fall more than a dozen seats…
by - October 23, 2012 6:36 pm
Dow Chemical Co., the largest U.S. chemical maker by sales, will cut about 2,400 jobs and shut 20 manufacturing plants to reduce annual costs by $500 million in the face…
by - October 23, 2012 6:31 pm
Mortgage bankers and Realtors are warning that it could become even harder for borrowers to qualify for a home loan early next year as the industry faces a barrage of…
