Market soars 300 on budget deal

Wendy's moves past '99 cents' with new value menu of 99 cents to $1.99

Starbucks to roll out $1 reusable cups

NEW YORK (AP) - Starbucks Corp. is rolling out a $1 reusable plastic cup at its cafes starting Thursday. The Seattle-based coffee chain already gives customers a dime discount each time they bring in reusable cups for refills. Now it's hoping the new cups - which bear its logo and resemble its white paper cups - will increase the habit. <p style="line-height: ...

Avis buying Zipcar in deal worth $491.2M

Firm: 2013 auto sales will be strong

Library websites get more mobile visits

NEW YORK (AP) - A new Pew study reports that around 13 percent of Americans aged 16 and older used a mobile device to visit a library website during the past year. Patrons ages 18-49 were the most likely to use a mobile device for the library, while those 65 and older were the least likely. According to Pew, a 2009 University ...

Last Borders signs come down at flagship store

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - The signs have come down at the flagship store of the now-defunct Borders book store chain. Work crews on Monday removed the Borders signage from the site on East Liberty Street in downtown Ann Arbor, where the chain began. AnnArbor.com says the building's owners are donating the letters to the Book Industry Charitable ...

Financial stocks were the biggest gainers of 2012 on S&P 500 index

Stocks shoot up as investors bet on 'cliff' deal

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Judge deciding if stores must post tobacco apology

World's longest fast train line opens in China

BEIJING (AP) - China on Wednesday opened the world's longest high-speed rail line that more than halves the time required to travel from the country's capital in the north to Guangzhou, an economic hub in southern China. The opening of the 2,298 kilometer (1,428 mile)-line was commemorated by the 9 a.m. departure of a train from Beijing for Guangzhou. Another train left ...

Stores look for post Christmas retail sales boost

Treasury to take steps to avoid borrowing limit

Judge deciding if stores must post tobacco apology

FDA will investigate added caffeine in foods

Pot taxes prove sticking point in Colorado

Google invading Siri's turf

Senior Citizens and Social Security disability

Smartphones overtake 'dumb' phone sales

Internet sales tax bill to hit roadblock in House of Reps

Prom spending is on the rise again

NEW YORK (AP) - The prom is making a big comeback.

Zuckerberg reaped $2.3B gain on stock options

GM: New Corvette to start around $52,000