Report: States cut funding for tobacco prevention

States have cut funding for tobacco prevention programs 12 percent this year, to the lowest level since 1999, according to a new report that a […]

Shoppers snap up Cyber Monday deals

Shoppers seem to be just as enthusiastic about shopping on their computers and smartphones on Cyber Monday as they were about finding deals over the […]

Black Friday sales up 7 pct over 2010

The holiday shopping season got off to a strong start on Black Friday, with retail sales up 7 percent over last year, according to one […]

Airlines cut small jets as fuel prices soar

The little planes that connect America’s small cities to the rest of the world are slowly being phased out.
Airlines are getting rid of these planes […]

Mexico: $93 million in corruption at electric co

Mexican prosecutors said Wednesday they have uncovered a $93 million corruption scandal at the Federal Electricity Commission, a public utility company that has been hit […]

Black Friday: How retailers plan to keep you here

Some of Canada’s largest retailers are planning a counter-offensive this weekend — using deep discounts and longer store hours — in a bid to keep […]

Spain’s likely new leader: A master of ambiguity

Spain’s likely new prime minister is a lusterless career politician who thrives on ambiguity _ rarely revealing what he thinks.
With partial results Sunday night showing […]

Community banks use anti-big backlash to make inroads

When Carrollton Bank opened its new branch in Clayton this fall, the bank sent out a mailing to 20,000 households. Tucked inside the note from […]

Japan insurer reduces scandal-ridden Olympus stake

Nippon Life Insurance, the top shareholder in scandal-ridden Olympus Corp., said Thursday it reduced its stake in the Japanese camera and medical equipment maker that […]

$100 polymer bank note goes into circulation

The last time hot dog vendor Terry Lazaridis accepted a newly issued $100 bill it was a fake.
Once bitten, twice shy.
“I would take it,” […]