Baidu profit doubles as sales soar

China’s leading search engine reported a profit that doubled in its most recent quarter, on sales that soared 76% compared to last year.
Beijing-based […]

Intel plans 1,000 high-tech jobs in 2 states

Intel announced Tuesday that is investing up to $8 billion in microchip manufacturing plants that could create up to 1,000 permanent high-tech jobs in […]

Reports: Wedge in as M’s manager

The Seattle Mariners reportedly have a new skipper: former Cleveland Indians manager Eric Wedge.
Several news sources, including The Seattle Times and SI.com, have reported that […]

Mini-packs to be sold for juniors tourney

With more than 10,000 all-session packages already sold for this winter's World Juniors hockey championship series, the tournament's local organizing committee has decided to put […]

BlackRock buys 5% of Hawaiian Electric Industries

BlackRock Inc. has acquired 5 percent of Hawaiian Electric Industries' common stock, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The SEC says BlackRock […]

Md. ‘becoming the Delaware of benefit corporations’

Sean Smeeton wants his Taharka Brothers Ice Cream Co. to be known for more than making a profit.
So when registration opened recently for companies to […]

Barnwell, Cyanotech and Hawaiian Electric follow markets higher

Barnwell Industries Inc., Cyanotech Corp. and Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. were able to follow the broader markets higher during Friday’s trading, a day when most […]

Pittsburgh region’s unemployment eases to 8.2% in August

The Pittsburgh region saw a modest month-over-month improvement in its unemployment rate in August, though the total number of jobs in the region declined and […]