Refugee vetting thorough
I’m responding to a Feb. 9 letter by Marilyn Wear in which she proposes that the vetting of refugees needs to be more extreme.I...
Fear for press freedom
I read Rob Curley’s Feb. 8 column twice and loved it. In fact the entire Feb. 8 issue was excellent. Thank you.Living here in...
United to expand, including Orlando route, fighting years of declining revenue
DALLAS — United Airlines, which lost the distinction of being the world's biggest carrier after shrinking for several years, plans to regain lost ground...
SpaceX CEO Musk teases big announcement
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk teased a company announcement in the way he appears to be most comfortable: social media.At 7:10 p.m. Sunday, the billionaire...
Doctors warn against teen pot use as marijuana laws loosen
CHICAGO -- An influential doctors group is beefing up warnings about marijuana's potential harms for teens amid increasingly lax...
Wendy’s reportedly to install self-order kiosks at 1,000 stores
Fast-food chain Wendy's is planning to install self-order kiosks at about 1,000 locations across the country by the end of...
Plunging revenue at Maxim magazine hurts Biglari Holdings’ results
CaptionCloseDifficulties in turning around men’s magazine Maxim and a downturn in customer traffic at Steak n Shake dinged San Antonio-based Biglari Holdings Inc.’s results...
Texas manufacturers still positive, but some indicators tempered
CaptionCloseTexas manufacturers in February continued to see growing production and have positive outlooks in a new survey, but market basics appear to be reining...
Stocks open lower on Wall Street
Stocks opened slightly lower on Wall Street on Monday, following 11 straight gains for the Dow Jones industrial average. Utilities posted some of the biggest...
Unsealed tax document sheds more light on alleged Rick Siskey Ponzi scheme
The only assets in a Rick Siskey investment fund the FBI has alleged was a Ponzi scheme were a $9 million “note receivable” and...
Liz Weston: The emergency fund you can eat
CaptionCloseCash can help you survive an emergency, but saving as much as financial planners typically recommend — three to six months' worth of expenses...
Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy homes in January
CaptionCloseWASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans signed contracts to purchase homes last month as rising prices, higher mortgage rates and a dwindling supply of available...
US stock indexes edge lower in early trading; oil rises
CaptionCloseThe major U.S. stock indexes edged lower in early trading Monday, pulled down primarily by a slide in phone companies. Supermarket operators and companies...
Durable goods orders jump 1.8% due to demand for military, commercial aircraft
U.S. businesses in January boosted their orders for long-lasting manufactured goods by the largest amount in three months, but a key category that tracks...
Oscars mistake could prove a major blow to PricewaterhouseCoopers' reputation
For 82 years, accounting and consulting firm formerly known as PricewaterhouseCoopers has enjoyed a reputational boon from handling the balloting process at the Academy Awards. Now...
BREAKING NEWS
Derby Heritage Beer Festival Draws Hundreds of Attendees
Derby Heritage Beer Festival made a triumphant return to the city after a four-year hiatus, attracting a crowd of over 300 attendees on its...
