Ambac could see bank bailout next week

A plan to bail out the struggling bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc. could be announced Monday or Tuesday, CNBC reported Friday, citing bankers […]

Blackton lands contracts worth $3M

Blackton Inc. last week announced it received contracts totaling an estimated $3 million to provide roofing and flooring materials to three Central Florida home communities. […]

Sharper Image files for bankruptcy

Struggling electronics and specialty gifts retailer Sharper Image Corp. filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code Tuesday, a week after it […]

Monterey least affordable county for entry-level home in state during Q4

The percentage of households that could afford to buy an entry-level home in California stood at 33 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007, […]

Best Buy cuts views on weak sales

Best Buy said a slowing economy will hurt profits and it reduced its yearly guidance, as consumers held back on high-end TVs, digital music […]

Phone company thrown out of Florida

AT&T Florida will temporarily take over telephone service for statewide residents who were using Vilaire Communications, as the Florida Public Service Commission has removed Vilaire’s […]

Consumer confidence sinks lower

People’s confidence in the economy sank even lower amid heightened fears about shrinking job opportunities and the possibility the country is falling into recession.
According […]

Grocery workers vote to merge union locals

Northern and Central California members of the United Food and Commercial Workers union have voted to merge their organizations, swelling the ranks of Local […]

Hawaii cruises boost arrivals by 7%

Hawaii's 2007 visitor arrivals would have fallen by about 7 percent if it wasn't for the state's booming cruise ship business.
Cruise passenger […]

India

India's manufacturing grew at the slowest pace in four months in January as weakening consumer demand in the U.S. hurt exports of textiles and […]