U.S. pending home sales improved in June
WASHINGTON: Americans signed more contracts to buy homes in June, snapping a three-month decline in pending sales.The National Association of Realtors said Monday that its pending home sales index rose...
View ArticleUber plans to issue its own credit card with Barclays
NEW YORK: Riding-sharing company Uber plans to launch its own credit card, partnering with the British bank Barclays.The card will be coming later this year, Barclays said last week.Uber would be the...
View ArticleAkron revitalization fund nearly meets money goal; six projects now being...
The Akron Community Revitalization Fund is now fully capitalized, with six prospective economic development projects in Akron being reviewed, the Development Finance Authority in Summit County...
View ArticleCharter shoots down the idea of acquiring Sprint
LOS ANGELES: Cable television giant Charter Communications Inc. shot down the prospect of a merger with Sprint, despite interest by the wireless phone operator’s parent, SoftBank Group Corp. of Japan,...
View ArticleDiscovery and Scripps seek to tie up in $12 billion TV deal
SILVER SPRING, MD.: Discovery Communications will buy Scripps Networks for close to $12 billion, tying together two powerful stables of TV shows ranging from Animal Planet to the Food Network.The deal,...
View ArticleSteelworkers and Goodyear, Bridgestone Americas reach tentative long-term...
The United Steelworkers union has reached tentative five-year contracts covering thousands of workers at tire makers Goodyear and Bridgestone Americas.The union and the tire makers reached the...
View ArticleU.S. hospitals set record for fast heart attack care
There’s never been a better time to be treated for a heart attack. U.S. hospitals have set a record for how quickly they open blocked arteries, averaging under one hour for the first time since these...
View ArticleMyers Industries shares rise on 2nd quarter earnings
Shares in Myers Industries Inc. rose Tuesday after the company released second quarter earnings and said it was making progress on improving profitability. Akron-based Myers, which makes rubber and...
View ArticleU.S. factory activity grew more slowly in July
WASHINGTON: U.S. factories expanded again last month — a good sign for the economy. But pace of growth was down from June.The Institute for Supply Management reports that its manufacturing index...
View ArticleSummertime blues for automakers as car sales decline again
DETROIT: U.S. sales of new cars and trucks showed declines in July as consumers pulled back on purchases and hoped for Labor Day deals.July was likely the seventh straight month of lower sales in a...
View ArticlePrivate equity firm buying big stake in Rover pipeline
Energy Transfer Partners in Dallas on Tuesday said it is selling nearly a third of its interest in the Rover natural gas pipeline project for almost $1.6 billion to a private equity fund.Blackstone...
View ArticleMyers Industries shares rise on second quarter earnings
Shares in Myers Industries Inc. rose Tuesday after the company released second quarter earnings and said it was making progress on improving profitability.Akron-based Myers, which makes rubber and...
View ArticleSumma Health releases Quality Report in effort to be more transparent
Summa Health on Tuesday released a 2016 Quality Report in an effort to be more transparent, the hospital said.The report is “an analysis of areas in which the health system excels, as well as areas...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — Aug. 2
OIL/GASStake in Rover pipeline soldEnergy Transfer Partners in Dallas on Tuesday said it is selling nearly a third of its interest in the Rover natural gas pipeline project for almost $1.6 billion to a...
View ArticleU.S. factory activity grew more slowly in July
WASHINGTON: U.S. factories expanded again last month — a good sign for the economy. But the pace of growth was down from June.The Institute for Supply Management reports that its manufacturing index...
View ArticleSummertime blues: Car sales head for seventh straight down month
DETROIT: U.S. sales of new cars and trucks showed declines in July as automakers cut back on low-profit rental car sales and consumers waited for Labor Day deals.July was likely the seventh straight...
View ArticleAkron Dish: Taverne of Richfield staying open; Gridiron, BurgerFi closed;...
The historic Taverne of Richfield restaurant is not for sale. The Gridiron near the University of Akron and BurgerFi in Cuyahoga Falls are closed. The groundbeefapalooza that is the National Hamburger...
View ArticleApple takes Dow over 22,000 points; other stocks fall
NEW YORK: Stocks are mostly lower Wednesday, but a big gain for Apple sent the Dow Jones industrial average above 22,000 for the first time. Movie theater companies and studios are tumbling after AMC...
View ArticleNext big leap for Apple? - augmented reality
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple’s iPhone may be ready for its next big act — as a springboard into “augmented reality,” a technology that projects life-like images into real-world settings viewed through a...
View ArticleHundreds show up for jobs at Amazon warehouses in U.S. cities
FALL RIVER, Mass.: Hundreds of people showed up Wednesday for a chance to pack and ship products to Amazon customers, as the e-commerce company held a giant job fair at nearly a dozen U.S....
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