NEW YORK (AP) — Sears Holdings Corp. is adding a restructuring expert to its board, raising the specter that the ailing retailer could be preparing for a reorganization filing in bankruptcy court. The Hoffman Estates,...
Read MoreROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — JetBlue plans to start service from Rochester to Boston early next year, making the western New York city the fourth upstate to offer direct flights to Logan International Airport. U.S. Sen. Charles...
Read MoreISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s currency plunged by about 7 percent on Tuesday after the government said it would seek emergency bailout loans from the International Monetary Fund. The Pakistani rupee briefly weakened to 138...
Read MoreSEATTLE (AP) — Starbucks’ U.S. employees have a new benefit: subsidized backup care for children and adults. The company says employees will get up to 10 backup care days each year to use when regular care is unavailable....
Read MoreJOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s finance minister has resigned after acknowledging missteps during the scandal-tainted tenure of former president Jacob Zuma. The resignation of Nhlanhla Nene was announced Tuesday by...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes were mixed in early trading on Tuesday as markets continue to absorb the shakeout from last week’s rapid rise in interest rates. Higher interest rates can slow the economy, and the...
Read MoreBERLIN (AP) — A Berlin court has ordered the city to ban older diesel vehicles from several downtown streets to reduce nitrogen dioxide levels in the German capital. The Berlin administrative court on Tuesday ruled in favor of a...
Read MoreIt’s a dilemma many 20-somethings face: You badly want to travel the world. But if your bank account could talk, it would say, “Are you kidding?” When you’re just starting out, even a weeklong vacation...
Read MoreLONDON (AP) — A British union has called for a 24-hour strike of Uber drivers in London, Birmingham and Nottingham, putting up a “digital picket line” to demand better pay and conditions. The Independent Workers...
Read MoreLANSING, Mich. (AP) — Backers of broad marijuana legalization are looking to break through a geographic barrier in November and get their first foothold in the Midwest after a string of election victories in Northeastern and...
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