Job openings remain scarce for unemployed

The number of job openings increased slightly in August, but there was no real improvement of the odds that unemployed workers will find a […]

Terrane Metals shareholders OK acquisition by Thompson Creek Metals

Shareholders of Terrane Metals Corp. have agreed to the Canadian mining company’s acquisition by Colorado molybdenum producer Thompson Creek Metals Co. Inc.
Arapahoe County-based Thompson Creek […]

Credit card interest rates are through the roof

Credit card interest rates soared in the second quarter to a nine-year spike, according to the market research company Synovate.
The average interest rate on […]

Hawaii ranks 44th in driver knowledge

Fewer than three-quarters of Hawaii’s licensed drivers would pass if they had to retake a written drivers test today, according to a new report.
The state […]

Scout gas prices on the Web to save cash

Gas prices at the pump are on the way up again, and the warm-weather driving season is just weeks away.
The hunt for the […]

Expansion plans for hot dog eatery

After more than 40 years in the hotdog restaurant business, Orange Tree Hot Dogs Inc. is expanding outside of the Jacksonville metropolitan area for the […]

Treasurys slip on upbeat jobs data

U.S. government bond prices fell Thursday, sending yields to one-week highs, as signs of improvement in the dismal job market encouraged profit taking from […]

Ex-Frontier Airlines pilot named VP of owner Republic Airways

Don Osmundson, a former pilot for Frontier Airlines, was named Monday as vice president of flight operations for Republic Airways Holdings, Frontier’s new owner.
Osmundson joined […]

J.C. Penney raises earnings view; shares up

Department store operator J.C. Penney Co Inc forecast earnings for the holiday quarter that could surpass Wall Street expectations, and its shares rose more […]

Barclays restarts dividends

Barclays Plc said strong investment banking helped limit a fall in profit in the third quarter and it expects bad debts to peak earlier […]