(The Washington Times) – A new study says scrapping one of Obamacare’s most controversial aspects — the employer mandate — would not leave significantly more...
MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is orchestrating a $3.2 billion acquisition of Beats Electronics, the headphone maker and music streaming distributor...
MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is raising its Internet video prices by $1 per month for new customers and giving its...
TOM KRISHER, AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — There’s no need to tell owners of recalled General Motors small cars to stop driving them, according to...
ALAN SCHER ZAGIER, Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Another former Anheuser-Busch CEO defended the beer maker’s executive pay plan Tuesday in a gender discrimination lawsuit...
YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo Co. sank to a loss for the fiscal year ended March as sales of its Wii...
ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Target’s CEO has become the first boss of a major corporation to lose his job over a...
(Bloomberg) – Obamacare reduced the percentage of U.S. adults without health insurance to its lowest point since 2008 even as the law remains unpopular with the...
DAVID KOENIG, AP Airlines Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Airlines are taking in less money from bag fees than they did two years ago,...
JOAN LOWY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A government watchdog confirmed Wednesday what airline passengers are finding when they try to book a flight: Service to...
(Bloomberg) — The U.S. Treasury’s bailout fund lost $11.2 billion on the rescue of General Motors Co. (GM) with the government’s exit of the largest U.S. automaker, a...
ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The news that Wal-Mart is getting into the car insurance business begs the question: is there anything that...
MEGHAN BARR, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Glimmers of Occupy Wall Street will surface this week in a smattering of cities as activists join rallies...
NEW YORK (AP) — Passengers beware: More airline fees are on their way. Another airline is promising to change the way we fly by offering...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Many Black families, ill prepared to weather personal financial storms, lost their homes during the Great...
MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The economy likely stumbled at the start of this year, but there’s probably little reason to worry: Economists...
BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter booked a net loss in the first quarter because of stock compensation costs, but its results...
(Bloomberg) – Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Charif Souki emerged as the highest paid U.S. executive in 2013, receiving $142 million and beating Gamco Investors Inc.’s Mario Gabelli and Och-Ziff Capital Management Group’s James...
by George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief AUSTIN, Texas (NNPA) – Though no one knew it at the time, the decision by Edward T. Welburn Jr.’s...
NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks keeps finding ways to squeeze more money out of people. The Seattle-based chain reported a stronger quarterly profit Thursday as...
SARAH SKIDMORE SELL, AP Business Writer Meredith Corp. is ending subscription service for “Ladies’ Home Journal,” one of the nation’s oldest women’s magazines, due to declining...
YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota kept its position at the top in global vehicle sales for the first quarter of this year,...
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook’s first-quarter earnings and revenue grew sharply, surpassing Wall Street’s expectations thanks to an 82 percent increase in advertising revenue. The...
PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — With college commencement ceremonies nearing, the government is offering a modest dose of good news for graduating seniors:...
TOM KRISHER, AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — General Motors revealed in court filings late Tuesday that it will soon ask a federal bankruptcy judge to...