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Jan 6, 2009

The headquarters of UST Inc. is slated to leave the city this year after tobacco giant Altria Group Inc.

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Asian stocks extended their New Year's rally Wednesday, with Japan's index up nearly 2 percent, on hopes that stimulus measures from a new U.S. administration would help speed the world's economic rec...

6 hours ago

The sluggish economy has many people thinking about filing their tax returns early this year so they can get their refund sooner.

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The countdown to next months conversion to digital TV is on, and a government coupon program to help pay for converter boxes has run out of money.

Jan 6, 2009 | 2 comments

Apple Inc. closed its final appearance at the Macworld trade show Tuesday by cutting the price of some songs in its market-leading iTunes online store to as little as 69 cents and disclosing that soon...

Jan 6, 2009

Apple marketing guru Philip Schiller fills in for an ailing Steve Jobs with announcements including a new 17-inch MacBook Pro and DRM-free iTunes.

Jan 6, 2009

Bank of America CEO and Chairman Kenneth Lewis is recommending that he and his top lieutenants receive no bonuses for 2008, saying he expects the bank's final results to be below expectations, according...

Jan 6, 2009 | 1 comment

Federal Reserve officials feared the economy would be stuck in a painful rut for some time despite their decision to slash interest rates to a record low and pledge to use other unconventional tools to...

Jan 6, 2009

Iowa's new smoking ban already has some bars finding creative ways to get around the law.

Jan 6, 2009

After fleeing to the safety of US Treasurys, investors are moving back into stocks and corporate bonds in search of something else—profits.

Jan 6, 2009

Wall Street has dismissed more bad economic news and finished with a moderate advance that left stocks at their highest levels in two months.

Jan 6, 2009

Minnesota's senate seat. The controversy surrounding Roland Burris. New York's next senator. Day one of the new congress is clouded by question marks, but lawmakers face pressure from the President-elect...

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One automaker is willing to buy back your new car if you can't make the payments.

Jan 6, 2009

Step back from the ledge, Mac-o-philes. The last Macworld has arrived. And Jobs is not delivering his keynote address. What is the future of Apple?

Jan 2, 2009

The US economy is likely to be in worse shape a year from now and will require aggressive government spending and intervention to stem the damage, economist Martin Feldstein told CNBC.

Jan 6, 2009

Asian stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday, shrugging off lackluster trade overnight in the U.S. and Europe amid growing optimism the world economy would start to recover later this year.

Jan 5, 2009

Opening calls for the London, Paris and Frankfurt on Jan. 5, 2009.

Jan 6, 2009 | 1 comment

Connecticut non-profit organizations are turning to social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace to spread their missions.

Jan 5, 2009

There's still considerable caution about stocks. And as Monday's market shows, any rally is likely to be in fits and starts. But the outlook for the early part of 2009, at least, is optimistic.

Jan 5, 2009 | 1 comment

Ford Motor Co.'s sales plummeted 32 percent in December and Toyota Motor Corp.'s fell 37 percent.

Jan 5, 2009

More than 8,000 forms have been mailed to customers of accused swindler Bernard Madoff so they can make claims by March or July for any money they may have lost, the trustee overseeing the liquidation...

Jan 5, 2009

Car dealers, electronic stores and many other businesses are closing their doors because of the hard economy. But one industry that's not feeling the effects of the recession is Pawn shops.

Jan 5, 2009 | 14 comments

More and more women are turning to brothels for work in the new economy...

Jan 5, 2009

Investors gave back some gains from last week's rally even as they found some encouragement.