WASHINGTON -- Congressional Democrats said Sunday that President-elect Barack Obama probably will have to wait until next month before getting the chance to sign an economic aid bill his team once hoped would be on his desk by his swearing-in Jan. 20 ... full story
HOUSTON -- Power producer Dynegy Inc. on Friday said it planned to dissolve a development joint venture with LS Power Associates LP because of constrained credit markets and economic uncertainty.Dynegy will record an undisclosed loss in 2009 related ... full story
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Oregon is among a growing number of states exploring ways to tax drivers based on the number of miles they drive instead of how much gas they use, even going so far as to install GPS monitoring devices in 300 vehicles.The idea firs ... full story
NEW YORK -- Some clients of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff are concluding that their losses weren't as bad as originally thought.Three organizations that invested heavily with the Wall Street money manager lowered their estimated losses this week ... full story
WASHINGTON -- As the Feb. 17 transition from analog to digital television broadcasts looms, as many as 8 million households are still unprepared, but the government program that subsidizes crucial TV converter boxes is about to run out of money.Peopl ... full story
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) -- Rope lines, numbered tickets and walkie-talkies for store employees could help control frenzied bargain-hunters, police said in a report issued after a Wal-Mart worker was killed in a Black Friday stampede.Nassau County police r ... full story
Many of Microsoft's Zune media players that froze up on the last day of 2008 because of a glitch involving their internal clock were functioning properly Thursday as the new year was ushered in, according to the company. However, a few people were st ... full story
ATLANTA (AP) -- Two mega acquisitions in the banking sector have been completed following the biggest financial crisis to hit the United States since the 1930s, capping a year in which Wall Street stocks were hammered, home foreclosure rates soared a ... full story
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Somali pirates seized an Egyptian cargo ship and its 28 crewmembers on Thursday while a Malaysian military helicopter saved an Indian tanker from being hijacked in the new year's first attacks by pirates in the dangerous Gulf of ... full story
WASHINGTON -- A 50 percent increase in gasoline and diesel fuel taxes is being urged by a federal commission to finance highway construction and repair until the government devises another way for motorists to pay for using public roads.The National ... full story
WASHINGTON -- The number of laid-off workers continuing to draw unemployment benefits bolted to 4.5 million in late December, and even more Americans are expected to join the ranks of the jobless in 2009.Though first-time applications for jobless ben ... full story
NEW YORK -- Shoppers won't be picking up ornate lamps from the Bombay Co. in the coming year. Or investing with Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns. No flying to Hawaii on Aloha Airlines or buying ultra-cheap tickets on Skybus, either.All those names va ... full story
ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) -- Computer maker Dell Inc. said Wednesday that Michael Cannon, president of global operations, and Mark Jarvis, chief marketing officer, will leave the company as part of a global restructuring.Cannon will retire from the comp ... full story
NEW YORK (AP) -- The financing arm of General Motors Corp. completed a complicated debt deal that fell short of the goal it set for the amount of fresh capital needed to help the auto loan company ride out a historic collapse in auto sales.The result ... full story
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rates on 30-year mortgages fell to a record low for the third straight week and borrowers took advantage of the drop, sending new applications soaring.With the Federal Reserve on the verge of pouring hundreds of billions of dollars ... full story
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Oil prices jumped 14 percent on New Year's Eve, capping a year that saw prices soar to unprecedented heights only to give up four years of gains in just five months.Energy prices began to collapse in July as the world's biggest ... full story
Spherion StaffingJustin and Katherine Kleemann Opened: July 15Employees: 5Mission: To be the premier staffing service provider in the Brazos Valley, valued by our clients and employees for providing resource management solutions resulting in profitab ... full story
Q: Who can join the Young Entrepreneurs of the Chamber?Diana Conner: If you are a member of the chamber, married, under 30 and own a business with your spouse, then you are eligible to join. And if you are not a member of the chamber, join now.Q: Wha ... full story
WASHINGTON -- Note to President-elect Barack Obama: Health reform doesn't have to be all about expanding health insurance. It can be about the little things, too, such as shorter waits in the doctor's office and putting in place incentives such as f ... full story
NEW YORK -- The fallout from the horrific holiday season for retailers has begun, with the operator of an online toy seller filing for bankruptcy protection and more stores expected to do the same -- meaning more empty storefronts and fewer brands o ... full story
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