Stocks close higher, but Dow Jones has third week of losses overall
Stocks closed higher Friday, shaking off losses following disappointing sales data on newly constructed homes, but a big boost from Microsoft’s CEO news failed to raise the Dow industrials for the...
View ArticleMunicipal bonds are demanding attention, again
Municipal bonds usually don’t get much attention unless something’s wrong. They’re getting attention now.Investors have been running away from bonds issued by state and local governments for several...
View ArticleTech sector slips into surprising slump
In a surprising turn, the tech industry is in a slump even as the U.S. economy picks up steam.The recent announcement that Silicon Valley giant Cisco Systems, which sells networking and...
View ArticlePlaintiff in Pilot settlement denies conflict
NASHVILLE, TENN.: The leader of a group formed for the purpose of filing a lawsuit against a truck stop-chain run by the family of Tennessee’s governor and the owner of the Cleveland Browns said...
View ArticleGM returns to advertising on the Super Bowl
General Motors Co., which opted against advertising during the Super Bowl this year, will return to marketing the Chevrolet brand during the National Football League’s championship game in February.The...
View ArticleMicrosoft says CEO Steve Ballmer to retire
Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer, who has struggled to adapt the world’s largest software maker to the shift away from personal computers and toward mobile devices, will retire...
View ArticleBusiness news: On the move — Aug. 25
Brouse McDowellChristopher J. Carney was named partner-in-charge of the firm’s Cleveland office. He serves as chair of Brouse’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. RETTEWA design firm providing...
View ArticleUPS benefit decision could foreshadow other companies’ decisions
United Parcel Service Inc.’s decision to drop health benefits for 15,000 of its workers’ spouses may be a sign of the future, as U.S. businesses grapple with rising medical bills and the anticipated...
View Article‘Disney Infinity’ invites you to dream big
In ancient times BVG (“Before Video Games”), here’s how kids played: Take all your toys — dolls, soldiers, cars, blocks, that thing you got from a cereal box — and dump them on the floor. Forget about...
View ArticleImpala bolder, better and closer to the model of yesteryear
Back in the old days, when I was in my teens and even preteen years, awaiting the next year’s redesign of the Chevy Impala was nearly as exciting as waiting to see what was under the Christmas...
View ArticleComing up
MONDAY: Stock and bond markets will be closed for Labor Day. WEDNESDAY: Samsung tablet product to be unveiled.
View ArticleMore car shoppers turn to mobile apps for big purchase
If you’re shopping for a car, your first stop may be your smartphone.As consumers grow increasingly comfortable buying smaller items such as clothes and concert tickets from their mobile devices, some...
View ArticleMove over CB radio: Truck apps help to haul load
STRASBURG, VA.: If you’re old enough to remember 1970s trucker films such as Smokey and the Bandit, Convoy and White Line Fever, you may think of truck drivers as free-spirited people tethered to the...
View ArticleA deeper look at 401(k) plans
Academics are a quiet bunch. They don’t make waves too often. They stay in their towers. They do their research. Once in a while they descend into nit-picking among themselves.What they don’t do is...
View ArticleAPPS FOR THE MOBILE CAR SHOPPER
App: Kelley Blue Book (KBB)• What it does: Searches for used car value and new car prices, expert and consumer reviews, compares cars side by side, videos and photos, requests a quote from a dealer•...
View ArticleIs quadcopter a drone for the masses?
SIMRISHAMN, SWEDEN: Unmanned aircraft, also known as drones, are revolutionizing warfare. Now, some of that technology is coming home from the war, to amuse us and give us an aerial perspective on our...
View ArticleFirst woman member of the NYSE Siebert dies at 80
NEW YORK: Muriel “Mickie” Siebert, the first woman to become a member of the New York Stock Exchange, has died of complications of cancer at age 80.Siebert died Saturday of complications from cancer at...
View ArticleOhio gas prices rise, still below national average
COLUMBUS: Ohio drivers are paying slightly more at the pump as summer wraps up and students head back to school.The state’s average for a gallon of regular gas was $3.53 on Monday, according to the...
View ArticleOrders for long-lasting U.S. factory goods plunge
WASHINGTON: Orders for long-lasting U.S. factory goods fell sharply last month as demand for commercial aircraft plummeted and businesses spent less on computers and electrical equipment.Manufacturing...
View ArticleOhio tax chief: Businesses should adjust tax rates
COLUMBUS: Ohio’s tax chief is reminding businesses that reduced income-tax rates are about to kick in.Tax Commissioner Joe Testa told employers in an alert Monday that new withholding rates take effect...
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