|
|
High court seems to favor Monsanto in patent case
February 20, 2013 WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared likely Tuesday to side with Monsanto Co. more »»
China rejects status as world’s biggest trader
February 20, 2013 BEIJING — China has a new status its government doesn’t want — world’s biggest trader. more »» 
Names & Notes
February 17, 2013 Rosenblum to participate in ‘ILEAD USA’ Sarah Rosenblum, library director at the Marshalltown Public Library, has been selected to take part in Innovative Librarians Explore, Apply and Discover USA... more »» 
New report questions FAA’s airline safety promise
February 17, 2013 WASHINGTON — Since a deadly airline crash in 2009, the government hasn’t kept its promise to ensure that major airlines are holding their smaller partners to the same safety standards, a federal... more »» 
Factory output falls on weak auto production
February 16, 2013 WASHINGTON — U.S. factories slowed production in January after two solid months of cranking out goods. The weakness mainly reflected a big drop in output at auto factories that is likely temporary. more »»
Oil under $96 a barrel on US industrial data
February 16, 2013 NEW YORK — Oil prices fell below $96 a barrel Friday after disappointing U.S. industrial production data fed concerns about the nation’s economic recovery. more »» 
American, US Airways announce $11 billion merger
February 15, 2013 DALLAS — US Airways CEO Doug Parker has landed the big merger he sought for years. Now the soon-to-be CEO of the new American Airlines has to make it work. Planes need painting. more »» 
Buffett’s firm dips into $23B Heinz ketchup deal
February 15, 2013 NEW YORK — Billionaire Warren Buffett is dipping into the ketchup business as part of a $23.3 billion deal to buy H.J. Heinz Co. more »» 
Lew warns of dangers from automatic spending cuts
February 14, 2013 WASHINGTON — Jacob Lew, President Barack Obama’s nominee for Treasury secretary, is urging Congress to avoid steep automatic spending cuts that are set to take effect on March 1, saying they threate... more »»
Oil falls as report shows rise in US crude stocks
February 14, 2013 NEW YORK — The price of oil fell near $97 a barrel Wednesday after a government report showed an increase in U.S. crude supplies. Benchmark oil for March delivery dropped 50 cents to finish at $9. more »» 
January surplus shrinks 2013 US budget deficit
February 13, 2013 WASHINGTON — The federal government reported a rare surplus for January and is on track to run the lowest annual deficit since President Barack Obama took offic. more »»
Apple CEO: Shareholder suit is 'silly sideshow'
February 13, 2013 Apple CEO Tim Cook is calling a shareholder lawsuit against the company a "silly sideshow," even as he said he is open to looking at the shareholder's proposals for sharing more cash with investo. more »» 
Alone, together: Snowed in, in the age of hashtags
February 12, 2013 HAMDEN, Conn. — The East Coast woke up under a blanket of snow this weekend and collectively documented the experience on the myriad social and mobile inventions of the past decad. more »»
Study: 1 in 5 consumers had error in credit report
February 12, 2013 WASHINGTON — One in five consumers had an error in a credit report issued by a major agency, according to a government study released Monday. more »» 
Oil rises on euro gains; pump price at $3.59
February 12, 2013 NEW YORK — Gasoline prices leveled off in the Northeast, as the region’s drivers hopped back in their cars after digging them out of huge snow banks over the weeken. more »»
Report: AMR, US Airways boards to meet this week
February 12, 2013 DALLAS — Directors of American Airlines and US Airways reportedly plan to meet Wednesday to consider a merger. more »» 
Names & Notes
February 10, 2013 Obrecht receives company award Farmers National Company, the nation’s leading farm and ranch management and brokerage company, is pleased to announce that Jeffrey T. more »» 
Venezuela devalues its currency by nearly half
February 9, 2013 CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s government announced Friday that it is devaluing the country’s currency, a long-anticipated change expected to push up prices in the heavily import-reliant economy. more »»
NY attorney general looks at ratings agencies
February 9, 2013 ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has begun examining the nation’s biggest credit rating agencies’ compliance with agreements reached by his predecessor, Gov. more »» 
Fines levied against RBS in rate-fixing scandal
February 7, 2013 LONDON — Britain’s Royal Bank of Scotland became the third major bank to be caught up in a global probe of interest rate manipulation Wednesday, but what makes the $610 million fine against the... more »» |
|