Category: Business

CHICAGO, April 18 (UPI) — Job seekers who have been unemployed long-term can be perceived as unemployable, making it even harder to find work, an employment firm based in Chicago said. John…

NEW YORK, April 17 (UPI) — U.S. markets went through another dramatic mood swing Wednesday, this one dropping stocks sharply after two days of triple-digit adjustments. The Dow Jones industrial average and…

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 17 (UPI) — Google says its Gmail, Google Drive and Apps services suffered partial outages Wednesday morning although very few customers were affected. The search giant posted notices…

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 16 (UPI) — Motorola says it will launch a series of next-generation phones that will dispense with its own user interface in favor of the stock Android experience….

NORTHFIELD, Ill., April 15 (UPI) — U.S. food giant Kraft Foods Group Inc. said it was giving its iconic Kool-Aid Man a makeover. The red, condensation-streaked pitcher of juice with the “Oh…

WASHINGTON, April 15 (UPI) — Two U.S. retailers are recalling high-powered Buckyballs magnet sets due to the chance of children swallowing magnets, a federal watchdog agency said. Swallowing one or more of…

NEW YORK, April 15 (UPI) — Gold prices plunged nearly 10 percent Monday, losing $149.10 to $1,347.70 per troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The drop…

BEIJING, April 15 (UPI) — Hackers can easily learn a computer user’s online purchasing habits and payment methods through Trojans in their computers, a Chinese expert warns. “Once being planted into the…

SEATTLE, April 15 (UPI) — Online retail giant Amazon says its new specialty store will cater to the shopping needs of the estimated 80 million Americans age 50 or older. Amazon’s online…

By AL SWANSON There’s a new sheriff in town and it wears a blue oval — or does it? Automotive market research firm R.L. Polk says the Ford Focus topped the venerable…

By MICHELLE GROENKE CHICAGO, April 14 (UPI) — Open the windows and shake out the rugs: It’s time for spring cleaning. Letting some fresh air inside can do wonders for the house…

Press Statement Patrick Ventrell Acting Deputy Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC April 12, 2013 Today, the United States is lifting sanctions applied almost two years ago to Tanker Pacific Management…

LOS ANGELES, April 13 (UPI) — CBS chief Leslie Moonves took a $7.7 million pay cut in 2012 but was still the top earning Hollywood conglomerate executive, a regulatory filing showed. Moonves…

NEW YORK, April 13 (UPI) — Google has unveiled a so-called digital will that will instruct the search-engine giant to delete any personal data about a user from cyberspace. The digital will…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) on Friday welcomed the news that displaced workers from the Delta Airlines Reservation Sales and Customer Call center in Sioux City are now eligible for…

HOLLYWOOD, April 13 (UPI) — Shakira’s ex-boyfriend and former business partner is suing the Colombian singer for $100 million, saying he is the “principal architect” in her success. Argentine businessman Antonio de…

SEATTLE, April 12 (UPI) — U.S. coffee store chain Starbucks said Friday it would drop the suggested prices for packaged coffee in grocery stores an average of 10 percent. The new pricing…

CHICAGO, April 11 (UPI) — Outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said U.S. teenagers are likely to see increased opportunities for employment this summer. “Of course, it is still a competitive environment,”…

WASHINGTON, April 11 (UPI) — Columbia, Mo., firm Battenfeld Technologies is recalling 4,000 locking handgun vaults that can fail, allowing access to the stored guns, regulators said. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety…

TOKYO, April 11 (UPI) — Four Japanese automakers, led by Toyota and Honda, said dangerous airbags had prompted the recall of 3.4 million vehicles. Toyota said it would recall 1.7 million vehicles…

NEW YORK, April 11 (UPI) — Stock markets climbed for a fourth consecutive trading session Thursday in New York, pushing two major indexes into record territory. The Dow Jones industrial average added…

WASHINGTON, April 11 (UPI) — The U.S. Labor Department said first-time jobless benefits claims dropped by 42,000 to 346,000 in the week that ended last Saturday. The drop erases much of the…

WASHINGTON, April 11 (UPI) — U.S. import prices fell 0.5 percent in March following a 0.6 percent climb in February, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday. Import prices for…

WASHINGTON, April 11 (UPI) — U.S. mortgage rates slipped for the second consecutive week, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. said Thursday. Rates for 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages slid from 3.54 percent with…

WASHINGTON, April 10 (UPI) — North American oil production is expected to lead the way in terms of countries outside the 12-member OPEC cartel, the U.S. Energy Department said. The department’s Energy…

SAN FRANCISCO, April 9 (UPI) — U.S. wine sales reached a record $34.6 billion in 2012 with California vintners accounting for 58 percent of the total, the Wine Institute said. The Los…

PORTLAND, Ore., April 8 (UPI) — Profits were down for Legacy Health, but a retired president of the chain of Oregon healthcare facilities got a $6.3 million payment, an analysis of data…

BOAO, China, April 7 (UPI) — Australia’s prime minister said she wants to resume talks with China to establish a free trade agreement while on an official visit to the country. Prime…

PORTLAND, Ore., April 8 (UPI) — Profits were down for Legacy Health, but a retired president of the chain of Oregon healthcare facilities got a $6.3 million payment, an analysis of data…

By MARTIN WALKER PARIS, April 8 (UPI) — So far, so good. Japan’s extraordinary decision to bring back inflation into its economy saw the Nikkei stock market index rise 2.2 percent even…

NEW YORK, April 5 (UPI) — U.S. businesses owned by women are now generating more than $1 trillion in revenue each year, an American Express report said. The 2013 State of Women-Owned…

LOS ANGELES, April 6 (UPI) — One of the founders of video website Hulu, Peter Chernin, has offered more than $500 million for the U.S. company, an executive close to the talks…

WASHINGTON, April 6 (UPI) — A new law limiting U.S. government purchases of technology systems from China could be “highly disruptive” and should be revised, the White House said. The restriction was…

DECATUR, Ill., April 6 (UPI) — Caterpillar Inc. said it will lay off 460 workers at a plant in Decatur, Ill., where it has already implemented temporary layoffs and cut workers’ hours….

NEW YORK, April 5 (UPI) — A report that showed only 88,000 U.S. jobs were added in March reversed the mood on Wall Street Friday, sending stocks downward. Economists had expected 200,000…

STAMFORD, Conn., April 5 (UPI) — A shift in computing preferences has helped tablet shipments grow rapidly while sales of traditional PCs are in decline, a U.S. technology research firm says. Gartner…

WASHINGTON, April 5 (UPI) — The U.S. Department of Justice says Tyson Foods Inc. has agreed to a settlement in chemical releases that caused injuries and a fatality at its facilities. The…

MASON CITY – On Wednesday, April 10, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Michael O’Donnell from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will present a “Product Development Forum” for business and engineering leaders responsible for…