BMW to develop sports car with Toyota as partnership deepens
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, the world’s biggest maker of luxury vehicles, will work with Toyota Motor Corp. to produce a midsize sports car, expanding their cooperation amid industry efforts to limit...
View ArticleStocks feel weight of Apple; Dow ends up
NEW YORK: The Dow Jones industrial average rose for a fifth day Thursday, helped by a round of economic data including new jobless claims, while Apple Inc.’s worst day in four years sank the Nasdaq...
View ArticleComputer glitch blamed on gas aggregation sign-up
A natural gas marketer’s computer glitch caused 443 customer accounts in Tallmadge not to get enrolled in the city’s aggregation program.Those customers will receive letters and will get enrolled,...
View ArticleEmissions pose health threat to Ohio drilling neighbors, family doctor says
Ohio loves its Utica shale for jobs, economic growth and energy, but Dr. Deborah Cowden sees a darker side.Cowden is a family practice doctor who is convinced that air emissions from that drilling,...
View ArticleU.S. new-home sales down in December; sales for year up
WASHINGTON: Sales of new U.S. homes cooled off in December compared with November but for the entire year were the best since 2009.The Commerce Department said Friday that new-home sales fell 7.3...
View ArticleDeadline is Monday to apply for new postal service jobs
Monday is the deadline to apply for new letter carrier jobs — “assistant city carrier” positions — with the U.S. Postal Service.The positions entail all duties normally performed by a city letter...
View ArticleExxon Mobil surpasses Apple as world’s most valuable company
NEW YORK: Exxon has once again surpassed Apple as the world’s most valuable company after the iPhone and iPad maker saw its stock price falter.Apple Inc.’s stock has been on the decline since its...
View ArticleNiSource to spend $1.5 billion on pipeline upgrades; some in Ohio
CHARLESTON, W.VA.: The parent of Columbia Gas Transmission said Friday it has won federal approval for a plan to spend $300 million a year through 2017 on improvements to its Appalachian pipeline...
View ArticleVerizon sells spectrum to AT&T for $1.9 billion
NEW YORK: Verizon Wireless says it’s selling space on the airwaves to AT&T in exchange for $1.9 billion and the transfer of some airwave rights from AT&T.The sale of spectrum rights will let...
View ArticleSubway is sorry its ‘Footlong’ came up short
NEW YORK: Subway is apologizing that its “Footlong” sandwiches fell short of expectations.The world’s largest fast-food chain faced widespread criticism last week after a man posted a photo online...
View ArticleGatorade to remove controversial ingredient
NEW YORK: PepsiCo Inc. is removing a controversial ingredient from its Gatorade sports drink in response to customer complaints.A spokeswoman for the company, Molly Carter, said Friday that the removal...
View ArticleU.S. new home sales fell in December but sales for year were up
WASHINGTON: Sales of new homes cooled off in December compared with November but for the entire year were the best since 2009.The Commerce Department said Friday that new home sales fell 7.3 percent...
View ArticleMattel doesn’t have to pay Bratz maker $172 million, court says
In an email Thursday, MGA Entertainment Chief Executive Isaac Larian said his company was willing to settle out of court with rival toymaker Mattel over a long-running legal battle but added that “it...
View ArticleNew Saturday stock report coming to Beacon Journal
The Beacon Journal’s Saturday stock report will be in a convenient abbreviated format starting Feb. 2. The new Saturday Market Report will be one page with the following highlights:• Local stocks,...
View ArticleBarberton group boosts local economy at new home
BARBERTON: The closing of the AAA Ohio Auto Club location here ended up being good news for an agency that aims to boost the city’s economy.After unsuccessfully trying to sell its building on East...
View ArticleS&P 500 in longest winning streak since 2004
NEW YORK: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index closed above 1,500 on Friday for the first time since the start of the Great Recession in 2007, lifted by strong earnings from Procter & Gamble and...
View ArticleBarberton company opens Mexico plant; local jobs safe
Preferred Compounding, a longtime Barberton rubber company, this week celebrated the opening of its new plant in central Mexico.The plant in San Luis Potosi is the company’s first facility south of the...
View ArticleKasich talks manufacturing at World Economic Forum
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND: Gov. John Kasich made his first speech as governor on a global stage Thursday as part of a panel discussion on advanced manufacturing at the World Economic Forum.The Republican...
View ArticleNew Saturday stock report coming to Beacon Journal
The Beacon Journal’s Saturday stock report will be in a convenient abbreviated format starting Feb. 2. The new Saturday Market Report will be one page with the following highlights:• Local stocks,...
View ArticleBetty Lin-Fisher: New credit-card surcharges possible; beware of fake...
Starting today, retailers could potentially add up to a 4 percent surcharge to every purchase made with a credit card, according to Consumer World, an online guide run by a former assistant attorney...
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