FREEPORT, Maine (AP) — L.L. Bean says sales edged upward over the past year and that’s enough to restore bonuses for its 5,400 eligible workers. The Maine-based company said Friday that revenue grew by 1 percent in a...
Read MoreNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ finance minister says he’ll leave the post he’s held since 2013 by the end of the year. Harris Georgiades said Friday his decision had nothing to do with the findings of an...
Read MoreBERLIN (AP) — The Latest on global climate protests by students (all times local): 9 a.m. “Now or Never” read the signs brandished by enthusiastic teenagers thronging cobblestoned streets around the domed Pantheon...
Read MoreCANTON, Ohio (AP) — A judge has tossed out a lawsuit Ohio filed against the developers of a $4.2 billion natural gas pipeline that stretches from West Virginia to Michigan. The lawsuit sought to force the builders of the Rover...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted nearly 7.6 million open jobs in January, near a record high set in November. It’s evidence that businesses are still hungry for workers despite signs the economy has slowed. The...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks opened broadly higher on Wall Street Friday, led by technology and retail companies, putting the market on track for a strong finish to the week. The market is trying to erase last week’s sharp...
Read MoreBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Latest on the Trump administration’s changes to protections for the ground-dwelling sage grouse in the U.S. West (all times local): 8 a.m. The Trump administration is changing sweeping land use...
Read MoreLONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May worked Friday to pull off an against-the-odds rescue for her European Union divorce deal, after Parliament voted to postpone Brexit to avert a chaotic U.K. departure in two weeks....
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): ___ 9:35 a.m. Stocks are opening with modest gains in early trading on Wall Street. If the early direction holds, the market would finish the...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. industrial production rose a slight 0.1 percent in February, as an increase in utilities and mining offset the second straight monthly drop in manufacturing. The Federal Reserve said Friday that the...
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