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‘Women Are Wonderful’ Feb. 11
January 21, 2012 Invite your sister, daughter, mother, and friends to the 12th annual “Women Are Wonderful” event on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Jefferson DeFrees Family Center. more »»
Tech stocks push Dow up
January 21, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — IBM and Microsoft drove the Dow Jones industrial average higher Friday after the tech giants reported stronger earnings than analysts expected. more »»
Oil prices slide back
January 21, 2012 (AP) - Oil slipped below $100 a barrel on Friday due to caution over Greek debt relief talks and as signs of weaker gasoline demand tempered hopes of economic recovery in the U.S. more »»
GE sales miss estimates
January 21, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — General Electric Co. said Friday that its fourth-quarter earnings fell 18 percent as revenue declined after it sold its stake in the NBC network. more »»
Feds probe Novartis drug
January 21, 2012 LONDON (AP) — A multiple sclerosis drug made by industry giant Novartis is under investigation after at least 11 patients taking the medicine died. more »»
First woman named to lead Sam’s Club
January 21, 2012 BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. more »»
Banks stocks lead market down
January 14, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — A rare disappointing earnings report from JPMorgan Chase battered bank stocks on Friday and helped push the rest of the market lower. more »»
Monti backs push for financial tax
January 11, 2012 BERLIN (AP) — Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti on Wednesday threw his support behind a new tax on financial transactions, backing a push by Germany and France, but said he would prefer to have it... more »»
Pepsi settles bias case
January 11, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — Pepsi Beverages Co. has agreed to pay $3. more »»
Twinkies maker Hostess seeks bankruptcy protection
January 11, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — Hostess Brands Inc. more »»
Archer Daniels Midland to cut 1,000 jobs
January 11, 2012 ST. LOUIS (AP) — Agribusiness conglomerate Archer Daniels Midland Co. more »»
Warren County Y seeks volunteers
January 11, 2012 The Warren County YMCA has announced that Christine Kintner of Warren is the new volunteer coordinator. more »»
Unemployment rate falls to 8.5 pct. as hiring surges
January 7, 2012 WASHINGTON (AP) — A burst of hiring in December pushed the unemployment rate to its lowest level in nearly three years, giving the economy a boost at the end of 201. more »»
Best Buy December sales fall
January 7, 2012 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Best Buy Co. says that weaker than expected traffic until the week before Christmas and low demand in Canada and Europe put a crimp in its December sales. The largest U.S. more »»
Ford to open lab in Silicon Valley
January 7, 2012 DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford Motor Co. is the latest automaker to open a research lab in Silicon Valley, where it hopes to scout out new technology and keep ahead of trends. more »»
Improving economy: More jobs, higher pump prices
January 7, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — As the U.S. economy recovers and adds more jobs, Americans are paying the price at the gas pump. The government said Friday that the nation’s unemployment rate dropped to . more »»
Positive jobs report lifts stocks
January 7, 2012 The stock market offered a reminder Friday that even if the U.S. job market is improving, there’s plenty to worry about elsewhere in the world. The unemployment rate fell in December to 8. more »»
Euro bashed on anniversary
December 31, 2011 PARIS (AP) — Just three years ago, the euro was being praised as the can-do currency that had delivered unprecedented prosperity in Europe. more »»
Stocks end 2011 flat after ups and downs
December 31, 2011 NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market ended a tumultuous year right where it started. more »»
New home sales up in Nov.; headed for worst year ever
December 24, 2011 WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans bought slightly more new homes in November, but 2011 will likely end up as the worst year for sales in history. The Commerce Department says new-home sales rose 1. more »» |
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