WASHINGTON—Orders for long-lasting U.S.-made goods rose in June, the government reported Thursday, but were below Wall Street expectations and a measure of business spending in the data fell unexpectedly, prompting concern about economic growth.
In another report, the number of new claims for U.S. unemployment benefits fell unexpectedly in the latest week to the lowest […]
SAN FRANCISCO, May 30 (UPI) — A new study conducted by Roper found nearly 90 percent of Americans think solar electricity should be an option for all new home construction.
That figure in the study, commissioned by Sharp Electronics Corp., is up significantly from one year ago when it was 79 percent.
Three-quarters of survey […]
AS A ten-year-old, Mariann Fischer Boel would watch her father bring out a fine bottle of Burgundy, then rest it until the wine reached room temperature, before ceremoniously uncorking for the family Christmas dinner.
“I remember the solemn atmosphere,” she said, reminiscing about those glowing moments at the family farm in rural Denmark. “Drinking wine […]
Facebook, one of the hottest social-networking sites on the Internet, landed in a Boston courthouse Wednesday facing charges that its founder stole the idea for the company from a competing site.
ConnectU, a much smaller social network in Connecticut, charges that Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg took the idea for the online college community from ConnectU, where […]
PARIS: John Willard Marriott Jr. still has a glint in his eye. At 75, an age when most chief executives are enjoying retirement, he wants to beat the competition, keep expanding and provide the best possible service at the hotels that bear his family name.
“I love it,” Marriott said of his job during a […]