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Lower gas prices not enough to lift US economy
Cheaper gas has yet to cause consumers to spend enough on other goods to boost the slumping economy. Americans barely increased their spending at ...
US, India see progress on nuclear cooperation
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton welcomed progress in U.S. efforts to invest in India's civilian nuclear power industry but said more action ...
FDA panel backs broader use of Edwards heart valve
A panel of heart experts said Wednesday that the government should expand approval of the first artificial heart valve designed to be implanted ...
Dell planning more than $2B in cuts over 3 years
Computer maker Dell Inc. is planning to trim its expenses by more than $2 billion during the next three years as it tries to move into the more ...
How the Internet will get new domain name suffixes
On Wednesday, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers released a list of some 2,000 proposals for new Internet address suffixes, ...
Hopeful sign: Small manufacturers buy big machines
Small businesses that make machines and components for other manufacturers are experiencing an upswing that could be a sign of things to come for the ...
Most every day is Flag Day for Philly seamstresses
Move over, Betsy Ross. There's a new generation of flag makers in Philadelphia. Tucked away in a room at a military supply operation, a dozen ...
US companies boosted stockpiles 0.4 percent
U.S. companies increased their stockpiles at a faster rate in April, despite only modest growth in sales. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that ...
Control over ex-tycoon Stanford's assets at issue
As former Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford's criminal case gets ready to wind down with his sentencing Thursday for a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, the ...
Oil prices fall on weak retail sales
Oil prices fell Wednesday after the government reported slower retail sales and a drop in spending at the pump. If Americans aren't shopping, they ...
Former music royalties executive dies in Nashville
Frances Williams Preston, who worked with top songwriters as president of the royalties company Broadcast Music Inc., died Wednesday. She was 83.
Reports: NKorea missile launchers came from China
Japan has evidence that a Chinese company exported to North Korea vehicles capable of transporting and launching missiles, in possible violation of U.
Disney unveils theme park redo with Cars Land
Disney is done with its do-over of Disney California Adventure. Wednesday marks the end of a five-year, $1 billion-plus overhaul to correct problems ...
Senate rejects changes in sugar policy
Senators debating a five-year farm bill have voted to uphold current policy that protects the nation's sugar growers with price supports and import ...
3 steps to avoid health care hassles on vacation
Five hospitals sit within an easy drive of my Indianapolis home. It's comforting to know, considering that my wife will deliver our second child in ...
Chinese consumers pay more, but expect more, too
Chinese consumers can afford to splash out more on higher quality products but also expect better value for their money than in the past, an American ...
Scotland's Cairn Energy buys Nautical Petroleum
Scottish oil and gas exploration company Cairn Energy says it is buying London-based Nautical Petroleum for roughly 414 million pounds ($644 million).
US wholesale prices fall by most in nearly 3 years
A steep drop in gasoline costs drove down a measure of U.S. wholesale prices in May by the most since July 2009. But outside the food and energy ...
Asian electric car consortium in deal to buy Saab
Swedish automaker Saab Automobile was Wednesday rescued from insolvency when an Asian consortium sealed a deal to buy the brand's main assets with the ...
JetBlue pilot's unraveling baffles friends
No one recalls JetBlue Airways captain Clayton Osbon coming unhinged before. Not the airline that let him fly for 12 years, the neighbors in his ...
Whopper home deliveries for D.C.
Burger King is trying out delivery options at a handful of locations in the Washington D.C. area, with more on the way next week.