WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.
Once, businesses would hand out free samples in malls or throw them in with other purchases.
STEEP FALL: Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages fell sharply this week, keeping home-buying and refinancing attractive.
President Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to slash the deficit by a net $600 billion over 10 years,
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2014 that aims to slash the deficit by a net $600 billion o
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal grand jury in Idaho has indicted the former president and three top executives of a failed Boise-area real estate
Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., chairs the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship. Here are some of her biographical details:
BOSTON (AP) — The stock market hit a record high during the first quarter, and so did the flow of cash into mutual funds.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's new budget offers Medicare cuts to entice Republicans into tax negotiations, while plowing ahead to
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A bill aimed at pressuring the Boy Scouts of America to lift its ban on gay members by making the organization ineligible for
The Internet is enticing a rapidly growing number of shoppers to make a very personal purchase, prescription eyeglasses, online.
PAYMENTS IN MORTGAGE SETTLEMENT: Payments from 13 of the largest U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California lawmakers are considering taking some tax exemptions away from youth groups that do not accept gay, transgender or
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's largest banks will begin sending payments this week to millions of Americans who may have been wrongfully
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma residents might soon be able to direct a portion of their state income tax refunds to defend its laws against
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A top executive with the owner of the Fox broadcast network on Monday threatened to convert the network to a pay-TV-only
NEW YORK (AP) — Ready for the battle of the phones?
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The $50 million settlement between the NFL and a group of retired players over publicity rights was given preliminary approval M
PLAY FAIR: Major multinational companies appealed to Chinese President Xi Jinping to reduce barriers to doing business in China's
BOAO, China (AP) — Major multinational companies appealed gingerly to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday to reduce barriers to doing business i
BOAO, China (AP) — Major multinational companies are appealing to Chinese President Xi Jinping to reduce barriers to doing business in China's
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's proposal to change the way the government measures inflation could lead to fewer people qualifying for c
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans borrowed more in February to buy cars and attend school, but were more careful with their credit cards.
MORTGAGE APPLICATION: Most would-be homebuyers will end up applying for a home loan.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Several courts in Ohio are illegally jailing people because they are too poor to pay their debts and often deny defendants a