First-Time Homebuyers Boost Sales Of Previously Owned Homes
WASHINGTON — Americans are buying more homes in every region of the country, the latest indication that the housing market could be on the mend....
NRC Chairman To Tour Michigan Nuclear Plant
COVERT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is scheduled to tour Entergy Corp.'s Palisades nuclear plant in southwestern Michigan...
Cheerios Maker To Axe Hundreds Of Workers
MINNEAPOLIS -- Food maker General Mills Inc. said Tuesday it will cut about 850 jobs as part of a plan to lower costs and boost...
Google To Close Its Largest Deal Ever This Week
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is planning to complete its $12.5 billion acquisition of cell phone maker Motorola Mobility Holdings before Wednesday. Motorola outlined the...
Walmart Shareholders Urged To Kick CEO Off Board
NEW YORK — Two leading proxy adviser firms are telling Wal-Mart shareholders to vote against certain board members up for re-election next week, saying the...
CO Supreme Court Rules Against Pipeline Company
DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that a Wyoming pipeline company has no right to condemn property in Colorado for a high-pressure...
Feds Release MI Oil Spill Investigation Documents
MARSHALL, Mich. (AP) — Federal officials have released photographs and 5,000 pages of documents related to the pipeline rupture in southwestern Michigan that polluted the...
Good Luck Pronouncing Kraft’s New Name
NEW YORK -- "MONDEWHAAAAT?" The sarcasm was palpable in the one-word headline that appeared in The New York Post on the day after Kraft Foods...
Environmentalists Say Ohio Drilling Rules Riddled With Loopholes
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Environmental advocates were among dozens of witnesses lining up to testify Monday on a bill laying out Ohio's new regulations for...
So, Should You Jump In On Facebook Now?
-- EDITOR'S NOTE – Facebook began selling stock to the public Friday in the most talked-about market debut in years. The stock closed 23...
Yahoo To Sell Half Of Its Stake In Alibaba For $7.1 Billion
HONG KONG (AP) — Struggling Internet company Yahoo Inc. has secured a lifeline after agreeing to sell half of its prized stake in Chinese e-commerce...
‘The People Don’t Have A Voice’
LOS ANGELES -- On the surface, a big Wal-Mart store might seem out of place in the midst of the old-fashioned curio shops, the little...
