FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The federal government typically spends up to $150,000 apiece — not counting utilities, maintenance or labor — on the trailers it leases to disaster victims, then auctions them at cut-rate prices after...
Read MoreHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A federal judge is considering whether an airline should pay damages to a Connecticut woman injured in a plane crash in Guyana in 2011. Judge Michael Shea in Hartford presided over a three-day, nonjury...
Read MoreThe latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. U.S. stock indexes edged higher in light trading, recouping some of their modest losses from a day earlier. Technology and health care stocks were...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Americans were a bit less confident about this economy this month than they were in November, but their spirits remained high overall during the holiday shopping season. The Conference Board said Wednesday that...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Thinking about getting a new flat-screen TV for the holidays, or a dresser for the baby’s room? Factor safety into your choice. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warns TVs and furniture like...
Read MoreU.S. stock indexes edged higher in light trading Wednesday morning, recouping some of their modest losses from a day earlier. Technology and health care stocks were among the biggest gainers. Homebuilders notched gains following...
Read MorePORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — People who shopped three jewelry stores in Maine and New Hampshire are eagerly awaiting word whether a white Christmas will mean holiday greenbacks. The Portsmouth Herald reports that roughly 400...
Read MoreMADRID (AP) — Spain’s central bank says strong exports are likely to help the economy grow by a quarterly rate of 0.8 percent in the last three months of the year despite the negative effects of the Catalan political...
Read MoreTOKYO (AP) — Asian indexes were mixed Wednesday in quiet holiday trading after oil prices erased some of its recent gains and the region generally shrugged off the dip in technology stocks on Wall Street. KEEPING SCORE:...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday: Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Inc. (SCMP) The constipation and irritable bowel syndrome drugmaker agreed to be bought by Mallinckrodt for $18 a share, or $839...
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