Lowe’s earnings rise 9.6%

Lowe’s Cos. Inc.’s earnings continued to improve in the second quarter as the home-improvement retailer managed its expenses and waited for the economy to improve.
The […]

Get help finding the best life insurance rates on the internet. Comparison shop for rates online and choose the best insurance for you.

Free trolleys in Bucks County boroughs draw 200

An estimated 200 people boarded free trolleys on Saturday that stopped in New Hope, Yardley, Morrisville and Bristol boroughs as part of Landmark Towns of […]

Compare up to 8 cheap car insurance quotes now. We have over 1000 licensed insurers and agents within our online auto insurance comparison network.

Taco Bell might be at center of salmonella outbreak

According to a report in The Oregonian newspaper, fast food restaurant Taco Bell has been implicated in an outbreak of two rare strains of salmonella […]

Assurant Health’s 2Q net income declines

Insurer Assurant Inc., which operates Assurant Health in Milwaukee, announced that its second-quarter net income dropped 15 percent to $164.7 million, or $1.46 per diluted […]

BP makes it official: Dudley in, Hayward out

After weeks of speculation, BP Plc formally announced Tuesday that Tony Hayward will resign as chief executive on Oct. 1 and be replaced by American […]

Hotel occupancy, room rates increase

Hotels in the Sacramento region reported the occupancy rate increaseed almost 6 percent in May, as the summer season started.
The occupancy rate climbed to 65.5 […]

China renews Google license, ending standoff

Google said Friday that it has renewed its license with the Chinese government to continue operating in that country, ending a standoff over censorship.
"We […]

Developer gets another 10-year sentence

Denver real estate developer Erik Osborn was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in community corrections, to run consecutively to a 10-year sentence handed down last […]

BGK Group acquired by Rosemont Real Estate

BGK Group, the largest holder of commercial real estate in New Mexico with 2 million square feet, has been acquired by New York’s Rosemont Real […]

Technology excites top news executives

WASHINGTON — The people in charge of putting out the news are thrilled that technology is giving them new tools for their craft. But […]