Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:55:00 GMT
While President Barack Obama's push to raise federal income taxes for the wealthy gets lots of attention, the continuing upward creep in the sales tax rates imposed by state and local governments has gotten less notice. But Vertex Inc., which ...

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:47:00 GMT
For now, however, he is the most vivid example of how, in a new-media age of cable television and the Web, a politician willing to step on toes and play to ideological crowds can jump the line of older colleagues in establishing a national profile.

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:55:00 GMT
Hearst's George Kliavkoff: "Unlike the Web, we've always trained people that everything on the mobile device costs money." Hearst's LMK division is pumping out dozens of cheap iPhone apps to bring in a new revenue stream, the Wall Street Journal ...

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:55:00 GMT
Oil prices moved above US$82 a barrel Friday after the International Energy Agency brightened its outlook for world demand, predicting a surge in Asian economic activity will make up for a fall in developed countries. By early afternoon in Europe ...

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:29:00 GMT
Michael Schumacher returns to action at this weekend's F1 season-opener in Bahrain Seven-time champion Schumacher claims third fastest in second free practice in his Mercedes Reigning world champion Jenson Button lines up at McLaren with Lewis ...

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:55:00 GMT
Seattle's Visqueen has long felt like a closely guarded regional secret, in part because singer Rachel Flotard spent the past few years caring for her terminally ill father. After his death, Flotard took time to regroup, do some overseas aid work ...

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:02:00 GMT
SINGAPORE - Paying for extras has become routine for airline passengers but it doesn't mean they like it, with a poll showing more than half all travelers hate having to fork out to choose their seat. The online poll of nearly 2,000 people by Web ...

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:55:00 GMT
At 18, Tawny Jones might seem a bit young to be tapping into Sioux Falls nostalgia, but the Dakota State University freshman really does miss Wilbur. So do a lot of other people, it seems. Wilbur, the robot coyote, delivered pizzas and food ...

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:02:00 GMT
MUMBAI, India?Shares of Indian hospitals company Fortis Healthcare touched an all-time high Friday, after the company said it is buying nearly a quarter of regional hospital operator Parkway from private equity firm TPG Capital for $685 million ...

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:55:00 GMT
Chris has been an outstanding leader and mentor for our young players in Chicago and his level of play has made him deserving of this opportunity," Waddell told the Thrashers' Web site. "He's a tremendous competitor who strengthens our group of ...