- OECD urges Italy to keep austerity as Rome balks AP - 8 minutes ago
- Starbucks makes management changes AP - 8 minutes ago
Starbucks Corp. is making management changes it says will give its top leaders deeper experience with the company. The world's biggest coffee chain declined to say whether the changes were part of succession ...
- Ahead of the Bell: Tractor Supply AP - 9 minutes ago
An analyst raised his rating and price target for Tractor Supply on Thursday, saying the company is likely to see its sales and earnings climb over the long term. David Strasser of Janney Capital Markets ...
- ECB cuts benchmark interest rate to 0.5 percent AP - 11 minutes ago
European Central Bank president Mario Draghi says the bank is working with other European institutions to find a way to get more credit to small and medium size companies — and spur a lagging economy. ...
- Vegas, Macau help MGM Resorts beat 1Q expectations AP - 11 minutes ago
MGM Resorts International reports an unexpected profit in the first quarter, as the casino operator benefited from rooms and gambling tables on the Las Vegas Strip, and the strength of Macau. Shares rose ...
- Intel taps insider to serve as its CEO AP - 11 minutes ago
Intel has chosen its chief operating officer, Brian Krzanich, to become its new CEO. The company said Thursday that Krzanich will take over as CEO on May 16 when Paul Otellini steps down from the position ...
- How states fared on unemployment benefit claims AP - 21 minutes ago
The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to seasonally adjusted 324,000, the lowest since January 2008. The drop points to fewer layoffs, but companies still need to ramp up hiring ...
- US jobless claims fall to 5-year low of 324K AP - 22 minutes ago
- Jefferies upgrades Superior Energy Services AP - 23 minutes ago
Superior Energy Services got an upgrade from Jefferies & Co. on Thursday, which said that the oilfield service company's onshore business at home appears to be holding up better than expected and onshore ...
- Intel promotes Brian Krzanich from COO to CEO, will succeed Paul Otellini May 16 AP - 23 minutes ago
Intel promotes Brian Krzanich from COO to CEO, will succeed Paul Otellini May 16.
- Obama to pitch immigration overhaul in Mexico AP - 24 minutes ago
- Futures pointing higher after previous day's rout AP - 25 minutes ago
- 'Billy the Exterminator' drug charge: guilty plea AP - 25 minutes ago
William "Billy" Bretherton, star of the A&E reality TV show "Billy the Exterminator," has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of possessing synthetic marijuana, his attorney said. ...
- Chinese incursion leaves India on verge of crisis AP - 29 minutes ago
- GM profit falls 14 pct in 1Q; Europe loss narrows AP - 31 minutes ago
General Motors' net income fell 14 percent in the first quarter, as it earned less money in North America while preparing to launch a redesigned version of its best-selling vehicle, the Silverado pickup. ...
- Calif. wildfire slowed, but worse conditions await AP - 31 minutes ago
Firefighters were able to beat back a powerful wildfire that bore down on a dry Southern California city, limiting the damages to a single house and curbing the threat to hundreds more. But the difficult ...
- Kellogg 1Q profit falls, approves $1B buyback AP - 31 minutes ago
- Computer glitches derail school tests in 4 states AP - 32 minutes ago
- UN says 2012 was 9th-hottest year since 1850 AP - 36 minutes ago
The World Meteorological Organization says last year was the ninth-warmest since record-keeping began in 1850, despite the cooling effect of the weather pattern called La Nina. The U.N.'s weather agency ...
- LeapFrog 1st-qtr net loss narrows as sales improve AP - 37 minutes ago
Educational toy maker LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. said Thursday its first-quarter loss narrowed, helped by stronger revenue both in the U.S. and internationally. Results beat expectations, but LeapFrog's ...
- MoneyGram posts $12.6 million 1Q loss on charges AP - 45 minutes ago
MoneyGram International Inc. said Thursday it posted a $12.6 million first-quarter loss, hurt by hefty debt refinancing charges. The Dallas-based money transfer company's loss amounted to 18 cents per ...
- May Day snow storm hits Colo., Wyo., Midwest AP - 46 minutes ago
- US trade deficit falls to $38.8 billion in March AP - 46 minutes ago
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in March for a second month as the daily flow of imported crude oil dropped to the lowest level in 17 years. The deficit with China hit a three-year low. The trade deficit ...
- Dry winter, warming trend foretell wildfire danger AP - 46 minutes ago
Two small but unseasonably early fires burning in northern California's wine country and another wind-whipped blaze farther south likely are a harbinger of a nasty summer fire season across the West. Officials ...
- Bangladesh building collapse toll rises to 433 AP - 48 minutes ago
- Correction: Online Courses-Teacher Training story AP - 49 minutes ago
In a story May 1 about plans by Coursera to offer online courses that provide continuing education for teachers, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the American Museum of Natural History goes ...
- Study: Food, skin allergies increasing in children AP - 49 minutes ago
- The Hollywood Reporter's best stories of the week AP - 50 minutes ago
The Hollywood Reporter's list of its 10 best stories of the week: CHINA'S SURPRISE TAX PROMPTS HOLLYWOOD STANDOFF Fox refuses $23 million in "Life of Pi" money as the MPAA fights to enforce a ...
- Orb made 7-2 favorite for Kentucky Derby AP - 50 minutes ago
- US worker productivity rises just 0.7 pct. in Q1 AP - 51 minutes ago
U.S. worker productivity barely grew from January through March after shrinking in the final three months of 2012. Weak productivity growth could prompt employers to hire more if consumers and businesses ...
- Man tied to hacking group Anonymous back in court AP - 51 minutes ago
A Dallas man who once acted as a de facto spokesman for the hacking group Anonymous has new attorneys who say the case against him raises questions about free speech and Internet freedom. Barrett Brown ...
- Ore. shooter bought 6 boxes of ammo before attack AP - 52 minutes ago
- Proposed bill partners horse racing, USADA AP - 53 minutes ago
- Mitch Albom switches publishers, has 3-book deal AP - 56 minutes ago
- Frosty start for upstate NY ice cream truck season AP - 1 hour 1 minute ago
The chilly relationship between rival upstate New York ice cream truck operators got out of hand this season, with Sno Cone Joe trying to chase Mr. Ding-A-Ling out of the market, authorities said Wednesday. ...
- Medicaid improved mental health for uninsured AP - 1 hour 2 minutes ago
If you're uninsured, getting on Medicaid clearly improves your mental health, but it doesn't seem to make much difference in physical conditions such as high blood pressure. The counterintuitive findings ...
- US trade deficit drops to $38.8 billion in March as flow of crude oil falls to 17-year low AP - 1 hour 2 minutes ago
US trade deficit drops to $38.8 billion in March as flow of crude oil falls to 17-year low.
- Obama to tap Pritzker, Froman for economic jobs AP - 1 hour 3 minutes ago
- US worker productivity up just 0.7 pct. in first quarter after shrinking in previous quarter AP - 1 hour 3 minutes ago
US worker productivity up just 0.7 pct. in first quarter after shrinking in previous quarter.
- US weekly unemployment aid applications fall to 324K, lowest in 5 years; sign of fewer layoffs AP - 1 hour 4 minutes ago
US weekly unemployment aid applications fall to 324K, lowest in 5 years; sign of fewer layoffs.
- Philippines gets second investment grade rating AP - 1 hour 4 minutes ago
MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Standard & Poor's gave the Philippines an investment grade credit rating on Thursday in the second such boost to the country's standing this year. S&P said it raised its sovereign ...
- Oil trades above $91, recovering from big drop AP - 1 hour 6 minutes ago
- France defends interest in blocking Yahoo deal AP - 1 hour 11 minutes ago
- ECB interest rate cut shores up markets AP - 1 hour 16 minutes ago
- European Commission investigates Peugeot state aid AP - 1 hour 31 minutes ago
The European Commission says it has opened an in-depth investigation into the government-backed restructuring of France's PSA Peugeot Citroen group to see whether it violates European Union state aid rules. ...
- E. Arden posts 3Q loss, but adj. results in line AP - 1 hour 36 minutes ago
Elizabeth Arden was dragged to a loss in the third quarter by higher expenses and one-time charges as it beefs up its brand, but profits were in line with Wall Street expectations and it topped revenue ...
- GM net income falls 14 pct to $865 million in 1Q AP - 1 hour 37 minutes ago
General Motors' net income fell 14 percent in the first quarter, weighed down by losses in Europe and weaker earnings in North America. GM earned $865 million, or 58 cents per share, compared with $1 billion, ...
- European Central Bank cuts key rate by quarter point to new all-time low of 0.5 percent AP - 1 hour 46 minutes ago
European Central Bank cuts key rate by quarter point to new all-time low of 0.5 percent.
- BBC sportscaster Hall admits 14 indecent assaults AP - 2 hours 27 minutes ago
- ECB meets amid rate cut expectations AP - 2 hours 32 minutes ago
The European Central Bank's governing council is meeting Thursday amid expectations it will cut its key interest rate to stimulate the lagging economy in the 17 countries that use the euro. The council ...


















