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AP Exclusive: Back to work after salmonella case
The peanut industry executive whose filthy processing plants were blamed in a salmonella outbreak two years ago that killed nine people and sickened hundreds more is back in the business.
All eyes on BP report on Gulf oil spill disaster
Oil giant BP PLC on Wednesday planned to release the conclusions of its internal investigation into the rig explosion that killed 11 workers and led to the massive Gulf of Mexico spill.
ADWATCH: Ads attacking health plan miss some facts
President Barack Obama's health care initiative is getting toxic on the campaign trail.
Abstinent Mormon farmers grow barley for beer
Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo might seem like an unlikely person to be pushing a bill to cut federal taxes on small beer-makers: A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he abstains from alcohol.
Businesses like Obama tax write-off plan but want to keep Bush tax cuts too
Economists and business groups see President Obama's proposal as giving a modest boost to the economy, not as having the major effect that would come from ending the uncertainty about the soon-to-expire tax cuts.
The business community likes President Obama's proposal to accelerate tax write-offs for companies buying equipment and other big-ticket items. But it is clamoring for more — extension of all of the soon-expiring Bush-era tax cuts.
The business community likes President Obama's proposal to accelerate tax write-offs for companies buying equipment and other big-ticket items. But it is clamoring for more — extension of all of the soon-expiring Bush-era tax cuts.
Health Net is cleared by state to raise premiums
The rate hikes for 38,000 individual policyholders will average 16%. Regulators are still reviewing Aetna's plan to increase its premiums an average of 19% for 65,000 policyholders.
A California health insurer got the green light Tuesday to raise premiums an average of 16% for 38,000 policyholders who buy insurance on their own.
A California health insurer got the green light Tuesday to raise premiums an average of 16% for 38,000 policyholders who buy insurance on their own.
Downtown L.A. condo developer takes on investors, FDIC
Hassan Astani, who began the project in 2004, hopes to open the 30-story Concerto near Staples Center before he runs out of money. But a group of investors in charge of Astani's loan has other plans.
The last decade's great condominium construction boom is over in downtown Los Angeles — with the exception of one battered builder still crawling toward the finish line.
The last decade's great condominium construction boom is over in downtown Los Angeles — with the exception of one battered builder still crawling toward the finish line.
Row 44 raises $37 million to expand in-flight Internet
The company, which provides broadband Internet access to airline passengers, plans to expand its coverage to other regions of the world by leasing more satellite transponders.
Row 44 Inc., which provides broadband Internet connections for airline passengers, plans to announce Wednesday that it has raised $37 million from investors, enabling the company to offer the service on international flights.
Row 44 Inc., which provides broadband Internet connections for airline passengers, plans to announce Wednesday that it has raised $37 million from investors, enabling the company to offer the service on international flights.
Just to fill holiday jobs, a Container Store gets picky
The lucky few who are offered one of a Raleigh, N.C., store's 55 to 60 jobs will have to get through an online application, a phone interview, a two-hour group interview and as many as three more one-on-one meetings.
— Getting hired at Raleigh's new Container Store takes a lot more than simply going online and filling out an application.
— Getting hired at Raleigh's new Container Store takes a lot more than simply going online and filling out an application.
Japan machinery orders up 8.8 percent in July
Japan's machinery orders, a key gauge of future business investment, rose the most in seven months, a sign that companies are more confident in the economic recovery.
Asia stocks down on Europe debt worries, yen surge
Most Asian stock markets slid Wednesday, pressured by the yen hitting a fresh 15-year high and new concerns about European banks after a report they may have more risky government debt than thought.
China's Hu calls for stable ties with US
Trying to smooth over recently rocky relations before a visit to Washington, Chinese President Hu Jintao told American officials on Wednesday that he wants to see healthy and stable ties between the two countries.
German exports slightly lower on month in July
Official data show that German exports dipped by 1.5 percent in July compared with the previous month but were still up a strong 18.7 over the same month last year.
Dollar sinks to 15-year low against Japanese yen
The U.S. dollar sank to a new 15-year low against the yen on Wednesday as investors continued to buy the Japanese currency as a safe haven for their money amid uncertainty about the global economic recovery.
Oil falls below $74 on EU bank debt worries
Oil prices skidded below $74 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as traders followed regional stocks down on reports European banks may be saddled with more debt than previously estimated.
A list of booster seats reviewed by safety panel
The list of booster seats reviewed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The insurance industry group gave its top marks to 21 of 72 booster seats it evaluated for properly restraining children, or about 30 percent, according to results released on Wednesday. The seats were evaluated based on how well the booster seat position children to fit in their seat belts in the back seat.
Car booster seats make gains in insurance testing
Car booster seats have made strides in ensuring a proper fit for children in the back seat, according to a review by the insurance industry.