L.L. Bean's grandson Leon Gorman is retiring as chairman of the outdoors retailer after more than a half-century as the company's chairman or CEO. But the privately held firm is keeping the position in the family.More>>
Rival online takeout services Seamless North America and GrubHub on Monday announced plans to combine and create a new company covering more than 20,000 restaurants in 500 cities across the U.S.More>>
Federal health regulators say an experimental insomnia drug from Merck can help patients fall asleep. But it also carries worrisome side effects, including daytime drowsiness and suicidal thinking.More>>
After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr...More>>
Construction has stopped on a pharmaceutical facility being built with a $6 million loan from a suburban Indianapolis city. Greenwood city attorney Krista Taggart says the city could foreclose on the Elona Biotechnologies facility within the next few weeks unless new investors take over the company. More>>
A research report by the Pew Charitable Trusts says younger baby boomers and Generation Xers face an uncertain retirement because of reduced savings, high levels of debt, and losses during the Great Recession.More>>
The nation's largest retail industry organization is firing back Friday, saying that a legally binding global pact to make Bangladesh clothing factories safer would expose merchants to undue legal exposure.More>>
Monday, May 20 2013 4:18 AM EDT2013-05-20 08:18:20 GMT
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says pessimists who are forecasting that the economy will not reap sizable benefits from the computer revolution are likely to be proven wrong. Bernanke told a collegeMore >>
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says pessimists who are forecasting that the economy will not reap sizable benefits from the computer revolution are likely to be proven wrong.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 4:17 AM EDT2013-05-20 08:17:17 GMT
Circumstances surrounding the grounding of a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill barge off a remote Alaska island will be explored in a public hearing in Anchorage. The Coast Guard says a marine casualty investigationMore >>
Circumstances surrounding the grounding of a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill barge off a remote Alaska island will be explored in a public hearing in Anchorage.More >>
Solid hiring helped push down unemployment rates in 40 U.S. states last month, the most since November. The declines show job markets are improving in most areas of the country.More >>
Solid hiring helped lower unemployment rates in 40 U.S. states last month, the most since November. The declines show the job market is improving throughout most of the country.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 4:52 AM EDT2013-05-17 08:52:12 GMT
In a quest to speed up the boarding process, American Airlines is letting passengers board sooner if they travel lightly. The airline said Thursday that people carrying just a personal item that fitsMore >>
In a quest to speed up the boarding process, American Airlines is letting passengers board sooner if they travel lightly.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 4:31 AM EDT2013-05-17 08:31:03 GMT
A rule intended to loosen the largest U.S. banks' control over the trading of complex investments and help safeguard the financial system was weakened Thursday by regulators. Critics say the changes willMore >>
A rule intended to loosen the largest U.S. banks' control over the trading of complex investments and help safeguard the financial system was weakened Thursday by regulators.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 4:29 AM EDT2013-05-17 08:29:41 GMT
Japanese goods are getting more affordable. For consumers worldwide - and for Japan's economy - it's welcome news. Credit Japan's drive to pump cash into its economy to stimulate growth. The extra moneyMore >>
Japanese goods are getting more affordable. For consumers worldwide - and for Japan's economy - it's welcome news.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 4:28 AM EDT2013-05-17 08:28:44 GMT
A labor group Apple Inc. joined to assess working conditions at three manufacturing plants in China, where its products are made, says conditions are improving. But employees are still working more hoursMore >>
A labor group Apple Inc. joined to assess working conditions at three manufacturing plants in China, where its products are made, says conditions are improving. But employees are still working more hours than the country's legal limit.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 4:27 AM EDT2013-05-17 08:27:46 GMT
Canada's prime minister says a controversial oil pipeline to the U.S. Gulf Coast "absolutely needs to go ahead." Stephen Harper warned that the oil will be transported through America one way or another. HarperMore >>
Canada's prime minister says a controversial oil pipeline to the U.S. Gulf Coast "absolutely needs to go ahead." Stephen Harper warned that the oil will be transported through America one way or another.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 9:10 AM EDT2013-05-16 13:10:17 GMT
The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose 32,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 360,000, the most since late March. The jump comes after applications fell to a five-year low.More >>
The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose 32,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 360,000, the most since late March. The jump comes after applications fell to a five-year low.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 4:31 AM EDT2013-05-16 08:31:32 GMT
The Indiana Department of Agriculture has named a northern Indiana development veteran to lead the agency's own economic development and trade initiatives. The agency says Connie Neininger has been presidentMore >>
The Indiana Department of Agriculture has named a northern Indiana development veteran to lead the agency's own economic development and trade initiatives.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 3:51 AM EDT2013-05-16 07:51:04 GMT
A tiny new camera developed at an Illinois university is giving researchers a bug's eye view. The camera created by a research team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is about the sizeMore >>
A tiny new camera developed at an Illinois university is giving researchers a bug's eye view.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 3:47 AM EDT2013-05-16 07:47:40 GMT
Unilever is gearing up to celebrate the 100th birthday of Hellmann's mayonnaise. The Dutch company is launching its biggest marketing campaign ever to celebrate America's top-selling mayonnaise. It willMore >>
Unilever is gearing up to celebrate the 100th birthday of Hellmann's mayonnaise.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 3:45 AM EDT2013-05-16 07:45:19 GMT
Southwest Airlines Co. is delaying delivery of new airplanes and filling the gap with used planes to reduce spending over the next five years. It's also raising its dividend and could soon buy back moreMore >>
Southwest Airlines Co. is delaying delivery of new airplanes and filling the gap with used planes to reduce spending over the next five years.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 3:44 AM EDT2013-05-16 07:44:34 GMT
The National Retail Federation, the nation's largest retail trade group, is slamming a global pact to improve safety conditions in Bangladesh, backed by mostly European retailers. At the same time theMore >>
The National Retail Federation, the nation's largest retail trade group, is slamming a global pact to improve safety conditions in Bangladesh, backed by mostly European retailers. At the same time the association is offering few details to an alternative plan it's pushing that it believes is more flexible.More >>
Now that nearly a decade has passed since the housing market peaked, what lessons can investors and banks learn from the banking crisis brought on by the Great Recession?More >>
Now that nearly a decade has passed since the housing market peaked, what lessons can investors and banks learn from the banking crisis brought on by the Great Recession?More >>
While pursuing an MBA comes with its own set of challenges, an MBA can be a valuable asset on the path to a better career for young professionals with clear career goals and realistic expectations.More >>
While pursuing an MBA comes with its own set of challenges, an MBA can be a valuable asset on the path to a better career for young professionals with clear career goals and realistic expectations.More >>
A new HubSpot survey proves inbound marketing is a hands down winner in customer attraction. Here are seven tips on how to drive customers to your door.More >>
A new HubSpot survey proves inbound marketing is a hands down winner in customer attraction. Here are seven tips on how to drive customers to your door.More >>
The House of Representatives settled on an 11th-hour agreement that averted widespread tax increases and spending cuts that were set to kick in Jan. 1.More >>
The House of Representatives settled on an 11th-hour agreement that averted widespread tax increases and spending cuts that were set to kick in Jan. 1.More >>
Avis has announced that it will purchase high-tech car-sharing company Zipcar for around $500 million.More >>
Avis has announced that it will purchase high-tech car-sharing company Zipcar for around $500 million. The deal is expected to greatly increase the availability of Zipcar vehicles for customers.More >>
Happiness seems be a generational thing, new research suggests. Life satisfaction generally increases with age, but a person's overall level of satisfaction appears to depend on when he or she was born.More >>
Happiness seems be a generational thing, new research suggests. Life satisfaction generally increases with age, but a person's overall level of satisfaction appears to depend on when he or she was born.More >>
The House of Representatives settled on an 11th-hour agreement that averted widespread tax increases and spending cuts that were set to kick in Jan. 1.More >>
The House of Representatives settled on an 11th-hour agreement that averted widespread tax increases and spending cuts that were set to kick in Jan. 1.More >>
Should you be worried that Congress will take away your mortgage interest deduction as part of the "fiscal cliff" negotiations? For most homeowners, the answer is "no."More >>
Should you be worried that Congress will take away your mortgage interest deduction as part of the "fiscal cliff" negotiations? For the great majority of homeowners, the answer is "no."More >>
Asian stock markets fell Tuesday as investors waited for the U.S. Federal Reserve to telegraph what it plans to do next with its economic stimulus program.More >>
World stock markets were mixed Tuesday as investors waited for the U.S. Federal Reserve to telegraph what it plans to do next with its economic stimulus program.More >>
The man charged with reviving France's shrinking economy and attracting businesses to invest there is gaining a reputation for doing the opposite.More >>
The man charged with reviving France's shrinking economy and attracting businesses to invest there is gaining a reputation for doing the opposite.More >>
China is urging North Korea to release a Chinese fishing boat whose owner says it was seized by gun-toting North Koreans earlier this month and held for ransom, in the latest irritant in relations between the...More >>
Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms beat up the captain of a seized Chinese fishing boat and stole its fuel during two weeks of captivity, but eventually released the boat and crew Tuesday without the ransom they...More >>
China's new premier says he chose India as the site of his first foreign visit because cooperation between the world's two most populous nations is crucial to world stability and economic growth.More >>
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told Indian business leaders Tuesday that developing stronger economic ties between their two nations would have huge benefits for both sides.More >>
The Senate Judiciary Committee hopes to nail down an elusive compromise on high-tech visas and may punt a controversy over gay marriage to the full Senate as it makes final drafting decisions on immigration...More >>
The Senate Judiciary Committee hopes to nail down an elusive compromise on high-tech visas and may punt a controversy over gay marriage to the full Senate as it makes final drafting decisions on immigration legislation that...More >>
Thomas Sohmers, 17, of Hudson, Mass., has been working at a research lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since he was 13, developing projects ranging from augmented reality eyewear to laser...More >>
Thomas Sohmers, 17, of Hudson, Mass., has been working at a research lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since he was 13, developing projects ranging from augmented reality eyewear to laser communications...More >>
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