BGE gets smart grid approval

State energy regulators said late Friday that Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. can move forward with its $835 million plans to upgrade to a so-called […]

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UPS jumps 6% on blowout quarter

Shares of UPS surged Thursday after the world’s largest delivery company reported sales and earnings that beat analysts’ expectations and raised its outlook for […]

Ongoing jobless claims plummet to 17-month low

The number of people filing for ongoing unemployment insurance plummeted by 255,000 to the lowest level since December 2008, according to government figures released […]

Rivals try to play catchup to iPad

Just as Apple’s iPhone shook up a complacent cell phone industry, the company’s iPad is provoking PC makers — and non-PC makers — to […]

Ignite Institute loses major funding partner

Ignite Institute for Individualized Health, a medical center startup hailed to be an economic development coup for Fairfax County, has lost one of its biggest […]

Blockbuster reports 2009 loss of $558M

Aggressive competition and disappointing holiday sales at Blockbuster Inc. resulted in the movie rental company reporting a net loss of $558.2 million for fiscal 2009.
CEO […]

Civil rights group calls Pickens Plan ad offensive

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee on Wednesday attacked a commercial for Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens’ energy independence plan for being prejudiced.
The advertisement for […]

Federal regulators put limits former Generations Bank exec

Bank regulators prohibited Rebecca Post, former president of Generations Bank, from holding any office in a bank without their prior written consent.
Overland Park-based Generations Bank, […]

Store tills jingle all the way to Christmas

Heading into the two busiest shopping days of the year, retailers got some good news yesterday: Consumer confidence is up again and sales rose […]

Obama to banks: ‘Rebuild our economy’

President Obama pressed Wall Street bankers at the White House on Monday, urging them to make more loans and modify mortgages to help taxpayers […]