Treasury resumes borrowing, repays pension fund

Railroads expect to hire 11,000 this year

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - America's major freight railroads expect to hire 11,000 people and invest $13 billion in their rail networks and equipment this year. The American Association of Railroads announced the predictions for the year on Wednesday. Freight railroads expect to continue most of their hiring regardless of what happens in the economy because they are replacing ...

Visa's fiscal 1Q net income jumps 25%

Personal computer maker Dell to go private in $24.4B deal led by founder

Shutterfly shares soar on 50% profit growth

REDWOOD CITY (AP) - Shutterfly Inc. on Tuesday reported a 50 percent jump in quarterly profit as more customers snapped up its photo prints, photo gifts and stationery during the holidays. The results blew past Wall Street estimates and the online photo service also forecast better-than-expected results for 2013. Shares surged more than 13 percent after-hours on the report, climbing $4.54 to ...

Monopoly fans vote to toss 1 token, add new piece

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) - The end is near for the shoe, wheelbarrow or iron in the classic Monopoly game as fans vote in the final hours on which token to eliminate and which piece to replace it. The eight tokens identify the players and have changed quite a lot since Parker Brothers bought the game from its original designer in 1935. The ...

Zynga 4Q loss narrows as game maker cuts costs

18 charged in $200M credit card fraud

Twitter grabs Super Bowl spotlight with record 24.1 million posts Sunday

McDonald's to put 'Fish McBites' in Happy Meals

Oracle to buy Acme Packet for about $2.1B

REDWOOD SHORES (AP) - Oracle will Acme Packet Inc., which makes equipment for telecommunications companies, for about $2.1 billion. Acme's gear is used by more than 1,900 service providers and enterprises around the world. Its technology will complement Oracle's offerings for telecoms providers, said Citigroup analyst Walter Pritchard. <p style="line-height: ...

Beer will help power Alaska brewery

Test shows Polish 'beef' 75% horsemeat

Canada begins phasing out its penny coinage

Readers react to past columns

Home prices rise percent across nation for biggest gain since 2006

Economic gains boost confidence to 5-year high

Netflix stock sinks on mixed reviews of 'Arrested'

Who gets the cash in Starbucks' tip jars?

Entry fee study sparks northern opposition

SEATTLE (AP) - By Michael Hill's estimation, 90 percent of the people pumping gas at his station just south of the U.S.-Canada border in Washington state are Canadians.

Bridge collapse a major break in I-5 trade corridor

SEATTLE (AP) - For farmers, business owners and government officials up and down the West Coast, Washington's bridge collapse on Interstate 5 represents much more than a close brush with tragedy. As much as $20 billion in freight travels to and from Canada and along the busy north-south corridor each year.

North Korea relaxes state controls on worker salaries

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - North Korea relaxed state control of salaries last month, a government economist said, outlining a change in policy intended to boost production by giving companies latitude to provide workers with financial incentives.

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