SAN JOSE, Calif. – In the space of a day, Netflix Inc. seems to have transformed itself from one of the best-loved companies to one of the most hated – at least among thousands of its customers. After the Los Gatos, Calif.-based DVD and streaming video company announced ...
PHILADELPHIA – Outfitted in two-tone spectator shoes, a bow tie, pleated pants, and a white dress shirt as perfectly pressed as his mustache was groomed, Stanton Myerson, a jeweler’s loupe dangling from a chain around his neck, seemed conspicuously out of place as ...
WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke sought to reassure lawmakers and the nation that the central bank stood ready to spring into action if the economy stumbled further as the deadline looms on the nation’s debt limit, Europe’s financial problems ...
CHICAGO – Everywhere you turn, “green jobs” are touted for their ability to pull the nation out of its economic slump. But what exactly is a green job? Is the U.S. creating any? Do they pay? For the first time since the term was coined, someone has answers. A ...
LONDON – Media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s latest effort at damage control, abruptly shelving his bid to take over Britain’s biggest satellite broadcaster, shows no sign of turning back the rising tide of public anger against him and his giant News Corp. The decision ...
FORT WORTH, Texas – Transportation Security Administrator John Pistole said Thursday that the government is poised to conduct a pilot program that will allow some travelers to proceed through expedited screening. American Airlines and Delta Air Lines will be testing the ...
MIAMI – Standing before a luggage scale at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Rita Coskey was not happy with Spirit Airlines. As she struggled to lighten her overweight suitcase – and avoid total baggage fees of $63 – the 25-year-old New Yorker ...
LOS ANGELES – Gold closed at a record high Tuesday, surpassing its previous high set in May, as some investors ran back to the classic haven amid global financial markets’ latest turmoil. The metal also got a boost as the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s last ...
LOS ANGELES – Netflix Inc. consumers who like to receive both a DVD and watch movies online through the service are about to pay 60 percent more a month in subscription fees. In a reflection of the more challenging economics, the company faces to acquire digital content and ship ...
Habitat for Humanity Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity has hired Leah Shuldiner, of Pelham, as its director of resource development and named new members to its board of directors. Shuldiner is the organization’s first staff member: It was founded in 1994 and has been an ...
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration moved Monday to ease some requirements on states to help them set up new insurance exchanges in 2014, a key feature of the healthcare law the president signed last year. These state-based exchanges are intended to make buying a health plan ...
WASHINGTON – Congressional Republicans this week are side-tracking $1.5 billion in high-speed rail funds already awarded to several states. In an adroit maneuver, GOP lawmakers propose shifting the high-speed rail dollars to pay for Midwestern disaster relief. The move would help ...
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama called congressional leaders to the White House for a third day of talks today after a testy Monday afternoon meeting failed to bridge any of the wide differences separating Democrats and Republicans over taxes, spending and entitlement ...
With retail sales, factory orders and manufacturing metrics indicating we may be exiting the economic soft patch, the second half was off to a promising start. That is until the only metric that matters – jobs – was released. Friday’s Labor Department report was a ...
For many businesses across America, the economic recession over the past couple of years has been devastating. For others, though, business has been, well, fantastic, in spite of hard times. At least that’s the reasoning behind international salon chain Fantastic Sams’ ...
For Cami Baker, of Allenstown, being on national television is just another day in the fast-paced world of real estate. “It’s an experience that can’t be replaced,” she said about her experiences on not just one, but two national television programs. As ...
SEATTLE – Tom Maier smoked Winston cigarettes for 40 years. Now in his 60s, he has decided to start rolling his own cigarettes at Cheap Smokes in White Center, near Seattle, to save money. He said he didn’t think he’d like the taste. But it “turns out I ...
WASHINGTON – Senate negotiators on Thursday announced a final deal that ends a 45-cent-per-gallon tax credit for ethanol by the month’s end. The measure now goes to the House of Representatives, where the nation’s formidable farm lobby is expected to fight to keep ...
LOS ANGELES – Stung by a new breed of sophisticated thieves, the nation’s major retailers are fighting back. Well-organized crime rings have added tough new challenges for merchants who have long contended with petty shoplifters and their own light-fingered employees. ...
NEW YORK – JPMorgan Chase & Co. is set to pay $228 million to settle accusations that it frequently manipulated a bidding process in order to win investment business from municipalities. The bank’s Wall Street division is admitting wrongdoing and paying the money to ...