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Business

Businesses seek cure for health-care cost surge

‘We’re going to work as hard as we can to hire as few people as possible’

August 20, 2013

Money Savvy

Time to prepare for the holidays (yes, it really is)

I turned my calendar to the holidays. We have only 126 days until Christmas and 98 days until the start…

August 20, 2013

Business

Researchers strive for more nimble robot

The RHex robot project began about 15 years ago when researchers at several universities began asking what it would take…

August 17, 2013

Business

Postal Service revamps priority-mail program

New services for priority mail are expected to bring in more than $500 million annually to the U.S. Postal Service.David…

August 17, 2013

Business

Too late to stop higher fares

Airline mergers already have led to price increases

August 17, 2013

Business

Bringing fine dining to Ignacio

Partnering with casino beefs up restaurants’ menus and bottom lines

August 17, 2013

Business

Many legal millstones weigh down JPMorgan

In fact, the nation’s largest bank has a long list of legal challenges beyond the $6 billion trading loss with…

August 13, 2013

Business

Obamacare aid planned for buyers

Federal tax credits will be made available

August 13, 2013

Business

Retail sales post July increase

Consumer spending 70% of U.S. activity

August 13, 2013

Business

Becoming ‘Steve Jobs’

Ashton Kutcher sheds his goofy persona to play Apple co-founder for biographic movie

August 13, 2013

Business

First look at Google Glass impresses

will let you video your life away

August 10, 2013

Business

Retailers see slow start to back-to-school season

Revenue at stores open at least a year – an industry measure of a retailer’s health– rose 3.8 percent in…

August 10, 2013

Business

Family insurance coverage at risk

businesses consider options with Obamacare

August 10, 2013

Business

Improved U.S. power grid faces new threats

Many worry the grid isn’t fully prepared for the new and emerging challenges, even though an analysis conducted for The…

August 10, 2013

Bottom Line

Numbers don’t lie, but they’re not the whole story

She finished 12th in her first marathon, the 2011 ING New York City Marathon. She is a Nike-funded professional athlete.…

August 5, 2013

Business

June home prices jump 11.9 percent

99 of largest U.S. cities reported significant gains

August 5, 2013

Business

A newspaper dynasty gives up 80-year ownership of the Post

But just as an earthquake cracked the tower of stone, the ground now has shifted for The Washington Post. Facing…

August 5, 2013

Business

Jeff Bezos faces challenges

Washington Post looks to Web mogul for new business model

August 5, 2013

Business

Will fast-food protests raise minimum wage?

Fast-food and other minimum-wage workers held one-day demonstrations in several cities across the United States on Monday, protesting for a…

August 5, 2013

Business

Oil recyclers aim to keep products in state

Dan Fernandez pours ingredients for Summit Soap into a metal pot during a demonstration at Kneading Hands on Oak Street…

August 3, 2013

Business

Google phones to get Texas makeover

The Motorola Moto X smartphone uses Google’s Android software. In the background is a Deck, from Sol Republic, which is…

August 3, 2013

Business

Brokers to play role in health care

Colorado relying on private agents to help enroll uninsured residents

August 3, 2013

Business

Saving power behind thick walls

‘Zero-net energy’ homes lets owners sell left-over electricity

July 30, 2013

Business

It takes a ‘war room’ to launch Netflix series

in evening, Web video giant mobilizes tech wizards for launch

July 30, 2013