Pier 1 plans to buy home furnisher

Pier 1 Imports Inc. said Monday it has proposed an acquisition of home furnishing products retailer Cost Plus Inc. for $4 per share, or […]

Motorists fume as gas price hits $1.36

A 6-cent jump in gas prices had motorists fuming yesterday as they filled up at pumps pricing regular fuel as high as $1.36 across the […]

Smith International nabs driller for $3.2B

Oilfield services provider Smith International said Tuesday it will buy W-H Energy Services Inc. in a deal valued at roughly $3.2 billion, a combination […]

U.K. airline Silverjet halts flights

Silverjet PLC suspended operations Friday because a key funding deal for the British business class airline failed to materialize.
Silverjet operated services to Newark airport […]