Category: Business

CHICAGO, June 12 (UPI) — More chief executive officers at U.S. healthcare firms left their positions in May compared to other industries, an employment firm said Wednesday. In the month, 24 healthcare…

PALO ALTO, Calif., June 12 (UPI) — U.S. social network giant Facebook rolled out hashtags Wednesday as a means to add context or post to an online discussion, a Facebook product manager…

PALO ALTO, Calif., June 12 (UPI) — Mark Zuckerberg, the head of U.S. Internet giant Facebook, said the company would stick with its game plan, despite falling stock prices. “Nothing in that…

WASHINGTON, June 12 (UPI) — If Google acquires mapping app Waze, it would eliminate Google’s key competitor in mobile maps, Consumer Watchdog told U.S. antitrust agencies. In letters sent to the Justice…

SEGUIN, Calif., June 11 (UPI) — A California man and his cousin in Texas said they have a hit product with Bobs Pickle Pops, pickle juice frozen into a popsicle. David Millar…

RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa., June 11 (UPI) — Boeing and the U.S. Army have signed a multiyear, $4 billion contract for as many as 215 CH-47F Chinook helicopters. The five-year contract calls for…

TAMPA, Fla., June 11 (UPI) — A son of the late George Steinbrenner does not have to repay a $670,000 refund from the Internal Revenue Service, a Tampa, Fla., judge has ruled….

EVANSTON, Ill., June 11 (UPI) — Moving software applications used by 86 million U.S. workers to the cloud could save enough electricity annually to power Los Angeles for a year, a study…

NEW YORK, June 11 (UPI) — News Corp. shareholders in New York approved a proposal to split the company into a publishing company and a film and television business. Shareholders also voted…

WASHINGTON, June 11 (UPI) — Earth’s airspace is set to have twice as many airliners flying as now, and that’s just the civilian airplane traffic forecast to grow in the next two…

AMES, Iowa – June 11, 2013 – Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved a Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) Immediate Opportunity grant application submitted by the city of Ottumwa. Up to $1,172,195…

SAN FRANCISCO, June 9 (UPI) — The annual eBay auction for a private lunch with Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett ended with a winning bid of $1,000,100, officials said. Proceeds of the…

WASHINGTON, June 8 (UPI) — Consumer credit in April rebounded as U.S. consumers raised their debt by a seasonally adjusted $11.1 billion to $2.820 trillion, the Federal Reserve said. The Fed reported…

CANTON, Mass., June 7 (UPI) — U.S. doughnut shops are offering free goodies Friday to celebrate National Doughnut Day, with Dunkin’ Donuts offering free doughnuts with beverage purchases. Dunkin’ Donuts, based in…

NEW YORK, June 7 (UPI) — U.S. stocks rallied Friday on the U.S. jobs report, as the Dow Jones industrial average added nearly 208 points for its best trading day since Jan….

NEW YORK, June 6 (UPI) — An iPhone costing less than current models could be offered in a choice of five colors and may make its debut ahead of the iPhone 5S,…

The first round of the John Pappajohn Iowa Business Plan Competition is complete. The judges reviewed and scored all entries and 16 have been selected to continue to the second round of…

NEW YORK, June 5 (UPI) — U.S. stocks retreated Wednesday after a disappointing jobs report had some traders wondering if the run-up since November has gone too far. Payroll firm Automatic Data…

WASHINGTON, June 4 (UPI) — Three renewable energy projects planned for western U.S. states would deliver enough power to meet the needs of 200,000 homes, the interior secretary said. Interior Secretary Sally…

NEW YORK, June 4 (UPI) — The Dow Jones industrial average dropped points Tuesday putting an end to what was one of the oddest records in the history of the exchange. Stocks…

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 3 (UPI) — Yahoo says it is ending Mail Classic, requiring all users to switch to the new version of Mail and accept an update to its new terms…

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 3 (UPI) — Google says it will not allow facial recognition capabilities on its Glass wearable computer until there are strong privacy protections in place. “We’ve been listening…

ATLANTA, June 3 (UPI) — U.S. researchers say an innocent-looking phone charger could invisibly install malware on an iPhone or other devices running the latest version of Apple’s iOS. Three researchers at…

WASHINGTON, June 1 (UPI) — A panel in Washington is on the verge of tagging three non-bank companies as systemically important to the economy, a market financial reform advocate said. Dennis Kelleher,…

TOKYO, June 2 (UPI) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Saturday Africa is “on the rise” and urged economic development on the continent. Ban, delivering the keynote address at the fifth Tokyo…

BEIJING, June 1 (UPI) — A closely watched barometer of manufacturing activity in China rose slightly in May, showing the goods-producing sector is still growing, albeit slowly. The Purchasing Managers Index or…

SEATTLE, June 1 (UPI) — U.S. coffee shop chain Starbucks said it was banning smoking within 25 feet of its stores, effectively including its outdoor seating areas. AdWeek reported the ban would…

NEW YORK, May 31 (UPI) — Rising interest rates on home loans could be a sign of a U.S. bond market bubble bursting, some analysts on Wall Street are saying. The prevailing…

WASHINGTON, May 31 (UPI) — The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s consumer complaint database has been expanded to include state-by-state information, the watchdog said Friday. The complaint database also now includes complaints…

WASHINGTON, May 31 (UPI) — The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on the Iranian petrochemical industry Friday to further derail Iran’s alleged nuclear weapons program. The department said one petrochemical company had…

NEW YORK, May 31 (UPI) — U.S. markets closed lower Friday after the Commerce Department said consumer spending dropped slightly in April. Spending fell 0.2 percent, while economists had predicted a 0.1…

WASHINGTON, May 30 (UPI) — The number of businesses with no paid employees rose 1.7 percent in 2011, gaining in all states except two, the U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday. The number…

NEW YORK, May 28 (UPI) — Favorable economic data pushed U.S. stocks higher Tuesday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average to a new closing high. The S&P/Case-Shiller home price report said home…

NEW YORK, May 28 (UPI) — U.S. consumer confidence rose for the second consecutive month in May, the Conference Board said Tuesday. The index had been trending lower, but May’s gain is…

BATTLE CREEK, Mich., May 28 (UPI) — Kellogg has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit over claims that Mini-Wheat cereal improved childhood attentiveness, a U.S. settlement administrator said. The settlement, which must…

WASHINGTON, May 24 (UPI) — U.S. durable goods orders jumped 3.3 percent in April, about twice the gain economists had expected, the U.S. Commerce Department said Friday. Factory orders climbed by $7.2…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 28 (UPI) — The head of the Cruise Lines International Association says its new “Cruise Passenger Bill of Rights” adopts many practices U.S.-based lines already use. The CLIA,…

Tesla Motors, an electric car maker headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., has paid off its entire $451.8 Department of Energy loan nine years early with interest. The automaker, riding the success of…