Stocks edge higher, continue September rally
NEW YORK Stocks edged higher Friday as investors placed more bets that the economy will continue to grow.
Wholesale inventories rise 1.3% in July
Inventories held by wholesalers surged in July by the largest amount in two years while sales rebounded after two straight declines.
Wholesale inventories rise 1.3 percent in July
Inventories held by U.S. wholesalers surged in July by the largest amount in two years while sales rebounded after two straight declines.
Stocks fluctuate ahead of inventories report
NEW YORK Stocks are fluctuating in early trading as investors avoid making any big bets before a report on wholesale inventories later Friday.
Movie projector: New 'Resident Evil' entry tries its post-holiday luck
The latest chapter in the successful horror franchise opens nationwide on what is traditionally the slowest weekend of the year at the box office. On what's historically been the slowest weekend of the year at the box office, only one new movie will try to tempt audiences across the country.
Obama to name Austan Goolsbee head of his economic advisory council
Appointment of the president's longtime friend, advisor and colleague at the University of Chicago comes after the departure of Christina Romer. President Obama will name economist Austan Goolsbee to head his Council of Economic Advisors during a news conference Friday, filling a crucial position with a longtime advisor and friend from his tenure at the University of Chicago.
Toyota is dealt another legal setback
Arbitrator rules that former Toyota attorney Dimitrios Biller may use internal company documents to support his claim that the automaker hid evidence in lawsuits. An arbitrator has ruled that a former Toyota Motor Corp. attorney can use internal company documents to press his claim that he was hired to 'plan and carry out discovery fraud' on behalf of the
Cadmium in Chinese jewelry raises alarms
Cadmium in Chinese jewelry raises alarms
U.S. regulators have recalled more than 200,000 pieces of jewelry containing the metal, which can be toxic in high levels. The cupcake-shaped pendants came in shades of blue and pink, studded with rhinestones. Meant for little girls, they hung on simple faux-silver necklaces and cost as little as $8.
Video game industry gears up for battle against California law
The industry is expected to file a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court arguing for overturning a state ban on selling or renting violent video games to minors. Girding itself for its final battle, the video game industry will lay out its arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on why California's ban on the sale or rental of violent
Video game sales drop 10% in August, but don't blame Madden
Forum owner settles legal battle with management firm
Forum owner settles legal battle with management firm
Faithful Central Bible Church, which bought the onetime home of the Los Angeles Lakers in 2000, agrees to pay former operator SMG $1.1 million. That is $700,000 less than the company sought in a lawsuit. Faithful Central Bible Church, which bought the Forum in Inglewood with the hope of turning it into a local entertainment mecca before it was
Movie projector: New 'Resident Evil' entry tries its post-holiday luck
The latest chapter in the successful horror franchise opens nationwide on what is traditionally the slowest weekend of the year at the box office. On what's historically been the slowest weekend of the year at the box office, only one new movie will try to tempt audiences across the country.
Video game sales drop 10% in August, but don't blame Madden
Cadmium in Chinese jewelry raises alarms
Cadmium in Chinese jewelry raises alarms
U.S. regulators have banned more than 200,000 pieces of jewelry containing the metal, which can be toxic in high levels. The cupcake-shaped pendants came in shades of blue and pink, studded with rhinestones. Meant for little girls, they hung on simple faux-silver necklaces and cost as little as $8.
FDA says e-cigarette companies must seek regulatory approval
The FDA targets five firms, warning them that e-cigs need to be approved as drugs and/or drug delivery devices. The Food and Drug Administration fired another shot across the bow of the electronic cigarette industry Thursday, warning five companies that their products need to be approved as drugs and/or drug delivery devices and calling on other companies to meet
Hollywood gets a kick out of 'rebooting'
Giving fresh starts to film franchises such as 'Spider-Man,' 'Batman' and even 'The Wizard of Oz' is the latest fad in the movie business. To some, it's a sign of the industry's creative poverty. When Sony Pictures' plan for a fourth 'Spider-Man' movie starring Tobey Maguire fell apart in January, the studio had to come up with a new
Video game industry gears up for battle against California law
The industry is expected to file a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court arguing for overturning a state ban on selling or renting violent video games to minors. Girding itself for its final battle, the video game industry will lay out its arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on why California's ban on the sale or rental of violent
Forum owner settles legal battle with management firm
Forum owner settles legal battle with management firm
Faithful Central Bible Church, which bought the onetime home of the Los Angeles Lakers in 2000, agrees to pay former operator SMG $1.1 million. That is $700,000 less than the company sought in a lawsuit. Faithful Central Bible Church, which bought the Forum in Inglewood with the hope of turning it into a local entertainment mecca before it was
Toys R Us to operate more pop-up stores this Christmas season
The retailer will have 600 of the temporary holiday shops, more than six times as many as last year. Toys R Us Inc., which debuted a temporary holiday store concept last year, announced Thursday that it would operate 600 pop-up stores nationwide this Christmas season, more than six times as many as last year.
FTC sues Lights of America over performance claims for some LED bulbs
The bulbs don't burn as brightly or as long as advertised, the suit says. The company says its claims were made before federal agencies issued standards on how to calculate such numbers. The Federal Trade Commission has sued longtime bulb manufacturer Lights of America Inc., charging that some of the company's energy-saving LED bulbs don't burn nearly as brightly
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