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Continental Airlines Inc. and United Airlines cleared the biggest hurdle in their proposed merger on Aug. 27 after federal regulators said they had approved the […]

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Facebook Inc. grabbed the top ranking for the first time of social networking sites in India, comScore Inc. reported Wednesday.
In July, comScore figures show, Palo […]

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William Cobb, the former president of eBay Inc.’s U.S. Marketplaces division, was elected to the board of directors at H&R Block Inc. on Monday.
Company leaders […]

A confidential settlement has been reached in what may be the largest construction defect lawsuit in Oregon history.
The case was filed Aug. 8, 2008 in […]

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — No money? No problem! Pay with time, instead.
That’s what Maria Villacreses did when the economy put a hitch in her […]

"Is that all there is?" may be the musical question running through Lala users minds Tuesday morning on the day after Apple Inc. shut down […]

The Tour of Missouri has been canceled after Gov. Jay Nixon and the Division of Tourism decided not to allocate $1 million to the bicycle […]

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin defended Arizona's contentious illegal immigration law Saturday saying it mirrors federal statutes and faulting the federal government for not doing […]

The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether Hewlett-Packard executives paid nearly $11 million in bribes to secure a contract from a Russian official’s […]

The Phoenix Coyotes will start their first round National Hockey League playoff series Wednesday.
The Coyotes will host the Detroit Red Wings Wednesday and then again […]