5 tips to steer clear of debt in holiday shopping
CHICAGO: Black Friday deals are starting early this year, and that means more pressure to spend spend spend.As the holiday shopping season expands and retailers make impulse buys ever-easier via...
View ArticleSmart Spending: How to do Black Friday week right
NEW YORK: Get ready for Black Friday week.Stores are making a big push to lure in bargain-hungry shoppers before the Friday after Thanksgiving, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season....
View ArticleNike agrees to sell Cole Haan brand to Apax for $570 million
Nike Inc., the world’s largest athletic-shoe maker, agreed to sell its Cole Haan fashion brand to private-equity firm Apax Partners for $570 million as it focuses on faster-growing businesses.The...
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LOCAL BUSINESSJob search program setManaging personal finances during a job search will be the focus of a free workshop at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Hudson Library & Historical Society.Mike Stratis...
View ArticleU.S. stocks rise as Boehner says Obama talks were constructive
NEW YORK: U.S. stocks rose, erasing earlier losses, as House Speaker John Boehner said he had constructive talks with President Barack Obama on the budget and would accept government revenue increases...
View ArticleOur reign as oil king likely to be very short
I want my Hummer back.That might be the reaction to a recent report from the International Energy Agency that predicts in eight years the U.S. will surpass Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest oil...
View ArticleOhio unemployment rate drops again, below U.S. rate
Ohio’s unemployment rate fell again.The state’s jobless rate was 6.9 percent in October, down from a revised figure of 7.1 percent in September, according to figures released Friday by the Ohio...
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SUNDAY: Read reviews of consumer products by Beacon Journal’s ‘Does It Work?’ team of reporters.
View ArticleSears declines after wider third-quarter loss
Shares of Sears Holdings Corp., the retailer controlled by hedge-fund manager Edward Lampert, fell the most in more than 10 months Friday after the company posted a wider third-quarter loss and its...
View ArticleLocal wine company, gift shop offer holiday treats
Joe Zaucha of Cuyahoga Falls has a wine company. But you won’t spot any grapes growing outside his home office.Zaucha is a wine negociant, meaning he cuts deals with vineyards and winemakers on the...
View ArticleSmucker hikes outlook for year as second-quarter earnings rise
ORRVILLE: J. M. Smucker’s second-quarter earnings rose 17 percent on higher prices and sales from a newly acquired business. It also raised its outlook for the year, but perhaps not as much as Wall...
View ArticleAkron company sees profit in products to help quench thirst
An Akron enterprise wants to add zing to your water.Zing Anything’s infusers are souped-up water bottles that allow you to quickly flavor water. Put your fruit or other ingredient in the bottom...
View ArticleLease discussed for Muskingum
NEW PHILADELPHIA: The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District on Friday said it intends to seek a drilling lease with Antero Resources for district-owned land at Seneca Lake.The terms of the lease...
View ArticleHostess timeline
HOSTESS: KEY EVENTSSelected events in Hostess Brands Inc. history:• 1849 — John Boyd Ward starts Ward Baking Co. in New York City.• 1925 — Company is renamed Continental Baking Co. Through...
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View ArticleBusiness solutions news briefs -- Nov. 17
COMPUTERSDebate about WindowsQ: I read your column advising someone to avoid Windows 8 and stick with Windows 7 if they don’t have a touch screen. But another option is to get a new touch pad, which...
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TUESDAY: Ohio Job & Family Services agency to release data on county unemployment in October.
View ArticleReaders offer opinions on ‘Does It Work?’ products
The Beacon Journal asked readers to share their opinions on the products we tested in today’s Does It Work? report.Here’s what they said:EZ keyboard“I have recently purchased the EZ Eyes large-print...
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AUTO INDUSTRYSafety issue debatedThe government should require automakers to make the latest collision prevention technologies standard equipment on all new cars and trucks, a move that could reduce...
View ArticleBusiness notes — Nov. 18
COMPANIESTRIAD/Next LevelThe Cuyahoga Falls-based agency received two awards at the third annual Ohio Interactive Awards ceremony. TRIAD/Next Level received top honors in the Healthcare & Wellness...
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