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State and municipal worker layoffs are playing a bigger role in dragging down the economy, economists say, pointing to July national unemployment figures released […]

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Optimism is returning in California commercial real estate with a turning point coming in 2013, according to a new forecast.
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Memorial Day travel is expected to increase this year, thanks to healthier economic conditions, according to a report released Thursday by motorist group AAA. […]

Plaxo Inc. CEO Ben Golub said Thursday that he is leaving the company he has run for the past five years, being replaced by Justin […]

A drop in a consumer sentiment index has helped to stabilize crude oil prices, albeit minimally, the AAA Auto Club South said.
Two weeks of positive […]

The percentage of American workers with virtually no retirement savings grew for the third straight year, according to a survey released Tuesday.
The percentage […]

The number of applications for U.S. jobless benefits dropped last week as states whittled down a year-end backlog, bringing claims down to a level […]

A Raleigh production studio is $650,000 richer Monday after a Doritos ad taped in Cary was ranked No. 2 among the best TV commercials aired […]

Expansion in Europe’s manufacturing industry accelerated to the fastest pace in two years in January as reviving global demand prompted companies to step up […]

Peabody Energy Corp., the world’s largest private-sector coal company, on Thursday said it will spend $70 million to expand its Metropolitan mine in New […]