Area toy makers try to cook up holiday hits
The elves at two area toy makers are hoping their products top kids’ wish lists this holiday season. Both Step2 of Streetsboro and Little Tikes Co. of Hudson keep designers and plant workers busy...
View ArticleWhen to apply for 2013 retirement
Q: I’m reaching my full retirement age and thinking about retiring in early 2013. When should I apply for Social Security benefits?A: If you are planning to retire in early 2013, you can apply now. You...
View ArticleA look at expenses of higher education
Few expenses are scarier than college tuition. At both private and public colleges, tuition has been rising faster than inflation for decades. One example is my alma mater, MIT. As I entered, the...
View ArticleNetflix has challenges on path to ‘Internet TV’ dominance
Depending on whom you ask, Netflix is either a company that’s poised for a remarkable resurgence or a washed-up has-been whose best days are behind it.While both sides have a legitimate case to make,...
View ArticleSizzling mobile-application industry ready to hire
WASHINGTON: Ross Waycaster designed the first of his four mobile applications as a high school senior in Tupelo, Miss., a game called Super Marrio Jump that’s been downloaded from the Apple store more...
View ArticleNatural gas drillers target U.S. truck, bus market
SCRANTON, PA.: If the trash truck or bus rolling down your street seems a little quieter these days, you’re not imagining things. It’s probably running on natural gas.Surging gas production has led the...
View ArticleGas prices in Ohio up over last week
COLUMBUS: Ohio drivers heading back to work after the long holiday weekend are seeing higher gas prices.The average price for a gallon of regular gas was $3.52 in Monday’s survey from auto club AAA,...
View ArticleTax hike threat could hurt retailers, White House economists warn
WASHINGTON: Despite early signs of robust sales, White House economists warned Monday that the uncertainty of a potential hike in taxes next year for middle class taxpayers under the looming fiscal...
View ArticleHistorical Akron cemetery adds a new twist on burial with space for ashes
Your loved ones can now rub elbows with Akron’s elite — figuratively speaking.Glendale Cemetery’s Millionaire’s Row — the drive of mausoleums that are the final resting places of some of the city’s...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — Nov. 26
WALL STREETDow sees 42-point dropStocks finished mostly lower on Monday, with the S&P 500 index ending a five-session winning streak, as lawmakers readied to debate what is being called the “fiscal...
View ArticleLawyer to seek 5-year sentence for Fair Finance co-owner
INDIANAPOLIS: The attorney for an Indianapolis financier convicted of swindling thousands of Ohio investors in the $200 million Fair Finance Co. scandal will ask for a five-year sentence for his...
View ArticleSEC official Elisse Walter chosen to lead agency
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama has chosen Elisse Walter, one of five members of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to head the agency. Chairman Mary Schapiro will leave next month after a...
View ArticleHealth Bulletin Board: Free Medicare help available
Time is running out for seniors to make changes to their Medicare coverage for 2013.Consumers have until Dec. 7 to enroll in the optional plans or switch coverage. Changes are effective Jan. 1. The...
View ArticleCyber Monday likely to be busiest online sales day
Americans clicked away on their computers and smart phones for deals on Cyber Monday, which is expected to be the biggest online shopping day in history.Shoppers are expected to spend $1.5 billion on...
View ArticleAgreement brings Akron, Slovenian groups together for job creation
An Akron-based partnership agreed on Monday to work with a similar venture from Slovenia to develop new products for orthopedics, wound healing and other medical applications.The deal brings together...
View ArticleConAgra buying Ralcorp for about $5 billion
OMAHA, NEB.: ConAgra Foods is buying the private-label food maker Ralcorp for about $5 billion, which will make it North America’s biggest manufacturer of cereals, crackers and other packaged foods...
View ArticleHome prices increase in most major U.S. cities
WASHINGTON: Home prices increased in September in most major U.S. cities, more evidence of a housing recovery that is providing a lift to the fragile economy.Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller reported...
View ArticleBusiness news briefs — Nov. 27
AUTO INDUSTRYNew job for EwanickFisker Automotive Inc. said Joel Ewanick, the maverick marketer ousted by General Motors Co. in July, is joining the maker of luxury plug-in hybrid cars as interim chief...
View ArticleHome prices in 20 U.S. cities rise 3 percent
Home prices rose in the year ended in September by the most since July 2010, showing the recovery in the U.S. real estate market is a source of strength for the economy.The Standard &...
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