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WASHINGTON (AP) — Regional airlines report difficulty over the past year in finding enough pilots to hire, but it isn't clear whether there is a short...

TOKYO (AP) — The Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange in Tokyo filed for bankruptcy protection Friday and its chief executive said 850,000 bitcoins, worth several...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks moved solidly higher Friday, pushing the Standard & Poor's 500 index further into record territory, as investors focused on a r...

GILLSBURG, Miss. (AP) — Residents living above an oil-rich shale formation that stretches across southwest Mississippi and Louisiana have been waiting...

NEW YORK (AP) — Fabulous can have a flip side. It's something investors should remember as mutual funds' five-year return figures grow more eye-poppin...

LORETTO, Ky. (AP) — The producers of Maker's Mark bourbon announced a distillery expansion Thursday to pump up production and keep pace with growing d...

WASHINGTON (AP) — American businesses ordered fewer durable manufactured goods in January, cutting demand for planes, autos and machines. But a key ca...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people applying for U.S. unemployment benefits rose 14,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 348,000, though the broa...

NEW YORK (AP) — After coming close all week, the stock market reached an all-time high Thursday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index had moved above its p...

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Parliament on Wednesday voted for tougher anti-smoking rules that will make health warnings on cigarette packs larger and...

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s auto safety watchdog is investigating whether General Motors acted quickly enough to recall 1.6 million older-mod...

NEW YORK (AP) — On flights from San Francisco to Hong Kong, first-class passengers can enjoy a Mesclun salad with king crab or a grilled USDA prime be...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages rose for a third straight week as new data showed a surprisingly strong pace of new-home sales...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Tear apart an electric car's rechargeable battery and you'll find a mineral normally associated with No. 2 pencils. It's grap...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks were moving between small gains and losses in early trading Thursday as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen began her testimony ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — President Barack Obama said Wednesday he will ask Congress for $300 billion to update aging roads and railways, arguing that th...

A DNA test of a pregnant woman's blood is more accurate than current methods of screening for Down syndrome and other common disorders, new research f...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rail tank cars being used to ship crude oil from North Dakota's Bakken region are an "unacceptable public risk," and even cars volun...

NEW YORK (AP) — History doesn't always repeat itself. The hit to TJX Cos. was minimal after it disclosed in 2007 a massive data breach of customer inf...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A surprisingly strong pace of new-home sales last month has boosted hopes that the spring buying season will be solid enough to lift...