DETROIT (AP) — New vehicles in the U.S. from the 2017 model year averaged slightly better gas mileage than the previous year, rising to a record 24.9 mpg, according to an annual report from the Environmental Protection Agency....
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Small business owners who want to predict what consumers will buy next month, next season or next year can get some answers by mining the internet for data, and thinking about what that data means. First,...
Read MoreLORDSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — The Latest on the idling of a GM plant in Ohio (all times local): 1 p.m. A union leader in Ohio says it’s a gut-wrenching day for auto workers at a General Motors plant where production is being...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Digital darling BuzzFeed has gone retro chic. The online media company handed out 20,000 newspapers printed on actual paper during a publicity stunt Wednesday. It joked it was “testing a new...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — When small business owners want to divine what consumer spending trends will be months from now, their methods can be as sophisticated as internet analytics or as basic as plain old intuition. At Moriarty’s...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Small business hiring slowed dramatically in February, a sign that company owners may be getting cautious about the economy. That report comes from payroll provider ADP, which said Wednesday its customers with up...
Read MoreORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — People can get to Sesame Street by way of SeaWorld, starting later this month. SeaWorld Orlando announced Wednesday that its Sesame Street land is opening at the end of March. The 6-acre (2.4-hectare)...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — Top Democrats in the House and Senate are announcing a new bill to restore the 2015 “net neutrality” rules that Trump-era regulators repealed . The 2015 Federal Communications Commission regulation...
Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As iPhone sales slip , Apple has been positioning its booming digital-services business as its new profit engine. But there could be a snag in that plan. A brewing backlash against the rich commissions Apple...
Read MoreMADRID (AP) — An investigating magistrate in Spain is accusing senior officials at a state-owned export agency of corruption, money-laundering and other crimes in connection with Spanish arms sales to Saudi Arabia. A National...
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