Apple nears Time Warner Cable deal for TV programming
Apple Inc. is nearing a deal with Time Warner Cable Inc. to give subscribers of the cable television service access to channels via Apple TV.The companies plan to announce an agreement within a few...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — July 3
REAL ESTATEMortgage rates dropMortgage rates for 30-year home loans declined this week, reducing borrowing costs for homebuyers after the biggest jump in 26 years.The average rate for a 30-year fixed...
View ArticleExco to buy Chesapeake oil and gas shale assets for $1 billion
Exco Resources Inc., a Dallas-based energy producer whose market value has dropped by more than half since 2010, has agreed to buy Chesapeake Energy Corp. assets in the Eagle Ford and Haynesville shale...
View ArticlePNC official succeeds Timken as Team NEO chairman
Paul Clark, regional president for PNC Bank in Cleveland, is taking over for Timken Co. chairman Ward J. “Tim” Timken Jr. as chair of area economic development group Team NEO.Timken has headed the...
View ArticleIn urban revival, beer creates small business hubs
To see how a small business can transform a neighborhood, just follow the barrels.About 30 years ago, beer lovers wanting to create their own drinks started taking over abandoned old buildings in...
View ArticleBank sets up veterans lending program
Nationwide, 9 percent of small businesses are veteran-owned.Now, a new program, involving community, regional and national lenders, aims to make it easier for veterans to access capital to start their...
View ArticleGasoline prices begin summer slide
NEW YORK: Gasoline prices are on a summer slide, giving U.S. drivers a break as they set out for the beach and other vacation spots for the Fourth of July.The national average for a gallon has fallen...
View ArticleBlue Racer Midstream’s Natrium plant in West Virginia is finally operating
The Natrium Processing and Fractionation Facility is running.That’s good news for drillers in Ohio’s Utica shales who have been waiting for the $500 million facility to be completed.No opening...
View ArticleSix ways to instill money-management skills in teens
Your teenage kids might be old enough to get a part-time job and start taking college prep exams, but do they know how to manage their money?Parents can get their teens started on the road to financial...
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SUNDAY: Consumer writer Betty Lin-Fisher to offer financial advice to graduates and newlyweds.
View ArticleToyota president delivers highest returns for lowest pay
Toyota Motor Corp. made its name on the value and efficiency of its cars. Its chief executive is earning a similar reputation for his compensation.While the company generated the highest return last...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 widens gap with older PCs
SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says the latest update to Windows is a “refined blend” of its older operating system for PCs and its new touch-enabled interface for more modern, mobile...
View ArticleFederal Reserve vice chairman seeks to defy 100-year jinx of No. 2 person...
Janet Yellen, the favorite to lead the Federal Reserve in a survey of economists, would need to overcome 100 years of history in which the central bank’s No. 2 official has never risen to the top...
View ArticleMortgage rates are rising, but it’s not too late to cash in
The blip upward in mortgage interest rates has left many prospective home buyers and refinancers worried that they’re too late getting into the market.“Everyone has been waiting for the bottom and...
View ArticleGame makers bend energies toward keeping girls interested in science, math
Consider, for a moment, the possibility of a completely addictive electronic game that had a more noble objective than destroying pigs with slingshot-flung birds or traveling through post-apocalyptic...
View ArticleA new consuming philosophy: Reuse, remake, refrain
Each year, Andy Ruben bought his daughter new shinguards for soccer, stashing the old gear and waiting for the replacements to labor through the delivery system to his door.But as he watched local...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — July 5
LOCAL BUSINESSFirstEnergy ranks ninthFirstEnergy was Akron’s highest ranked public company in a Crain’s Cleveland Business listing of firms based on market capitalization — or dollar value of shares of...
View ArticleEconomy adds 195,000 jobs; unemployment at 7.6 percent
WASHINGTON: Employers added a robust 195,000 jobs in June and many more in April and May than previously thought. The job growth suggests a stronger economy and makes it more likely the Federal Reserve...
View ArticleAkron-area leading economic index continues upward march
It should be a bit easier to find a job this summer in the Greater Akron area and other parts of Northeast Ohio compared to a year ago.The latest leading indicator index for the two-county Akron...
View ArticleNew Chevrolet chief to spend more time developing models
General Motors’ new worldwide Chevrolet brand chief, Alan Batey, said he will spend more time on product development to help establish the brand globally.“There will be changes in the way we look at...
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