U.S. home prices rise in August at faster pace
WASHINGTON: Home prices rose in August in nearly all U.S. cities, and many of the markets hit hardest during the housing industry crisis are starting to show sustained gains. The increases are the...
View ArticleStark State program welcomes entrepreneurs
Area entrepreneurs can learn about grants available through the Innovation Fund at a free informational session from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Nov. 14 at Stark State College.The five-year-old fund — designed to...
View ArticleGoogle unveils another phone, larger Nexus tablet
SAN FRANCISCO: Google is cramming a few more gadgets on to already crowded holiday shopping lists.The devices that have been announced include the latest in Google’s line of Nexus smart phones and a...
View ArticleApple stock falls after CEO overhauls management
Apple Inc. shares were affected Wednesday by Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook embarking on a sweeping management overhaul at the world’s most valuable company.Shares of Apple fell 1.4 percent to...
View ArticleAllstate profit quadruples as claims costs from storms decline
Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, which has Hudson-based operations, said Wednesday that third-quarter profit quadrupled on reduced disaster claims in the period...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs -- Oct. 31
LOCAL BUSINESSRichfield insurer’s earnings upRichfield specialty insurer National Interstate Corp. reported Wednesday that it had higher revenue and earnings for its third quarter compared to a year...
View ArticleHartville, Lake businesses in Holiday Shop Hop
Hartville, home to the Hartville Chocolate Factory, will be the site of Discover Hartville Holiday Shop Hop on Saturday, Nov. 10.Twenty-seven Hartville and Lake Township businesses are offering one-day...
View ArticleGM profit tops estimates as end to Europe losses seen by ’15
General Motors reported Wednesday a third-quarter profit that surpassed analysts’ estimates by more than 50 percent and said it wants to get back to financial break-even status in Europe by 2015.Net...
View ArticleHartville business finds sweet way to be partisan
You’ve heard of straw polls and exit polls. Now savor this: a chocolate poll.Hartville Chocolate Factory this election season introduced its $2 Chocolate Poll Bars — actually, two versions of a milk...
View ArticleCampaign statements on health care
Here’s what the presidential campaigns have to say about the candidates’ health-care proposals:“President Obama’s massive government takeover of our health-care system has been a disaster. The law will...
View ArticleHealth care brings fevered debate in presidential campaign
When it comes to Obamacare versus Romneycare: Who really cares?A lot of voters, according to polls.In the world of politics, health care has become an issue that candidates from both sides of the...
View ArticleWeekly U.S. jobless aid applications fall to 363,000
WASHINGTON: Weekly applications for unemployment benefits dropped 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 363,000 last week, a level consistent with modest hiring.The report comes just before Friday’s October...
View ArticleHonda announces $200 million investment, 200 jobs in Ohio
MARYSVILLE, OHIO: Honda says it will make $200 million in new investments at two plants in western Ohio, creating about 200 manufacturing jobs.The automaker says the expansions for the Anna engine...
View ArticleWall Street sees gains in first November trading day
NEW YORK: It’s only been a day, but November on Wall Street is already looking a lot better than October.Strong economic data and corporate news converged Thursday to give U.S. stocks their best day...
View ArticleAutomakers report sales increases despite storm
DETROIT: Most major automakers reported sales increases in October despite losing at least three days of business to the punishing rain and wind from Superstorm Sandy.Toyota said Thursday its sales...
View ArticleLongtime Ford executive promoted, could become CEO as soon as 2015
DETROIT: Longtime Ford executive Mark Fields was named chief operating officer of the company on Thursday, putting him in line to replace CEO Alan Mulally as soon as 2015.Mulally, 67, said Thursday...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — Nov. 1
LOCAL BUSINESSInternational trade eventArea companies can learn about certifications that are needed for global trade at an International Standards Update seminar Nov. 15 at Corporate College East in...
View ArticleFair Finance owner’s attorney says feds to blame for company collapse
INDIANAPOLIS: An attorney for an Indianapolis financier convicted of swindling some $200 million from investors in Akron-based Fair Finance Co. as his business fell apart claims the government caused...
View ArticleRetailers’ gains in October could hurt holidays
Consumers spent briskly in October before Superstorm Sandy hit the Northeast. But the question is whether they’re still willing to buy an iPhone for Christmas if they plunked down hundreds on a...
View ArticlePostal workers consider buyout
Local postal workers are mulling whether to take $15,000 each to leave their jobs with the financially strapped U.S. Postal Service.A total of 170 members of the local branch of the American Postal...
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