NEW YORK (AP) — The price of oil fell slightly Wednesday as the Federal Reserve indicated it’s closer to easing up on economy boosting measures that have been a boon for commodities.
South Carolina has one of the fastest-growing manufacturing sectors in the region and nation, according to a recent U.S. Commerce Department report, a trend that is reflected in Aiken County with its strong and ever-growing...
NEW YORK — Microsoft’s Office software package became available for the iPhone for the first time on Friday, offering people the ability to read and edit their text documents, spreadsheets and slide presentations at the doctor’s...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Unpaid internships have long been a path of opportunity for students and recent grads looking to get a foot in the door in the entertainment, publishing and other prominent industries, even if it takes a generous subsidy...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Fixed U.S. mortgage rates rose for the sixth straight week, putting the average rate on the 30-year loan just shy of 4 percent.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped 12,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 334,000, a decline that suggests steady job gains will endure.
ATHENS, Greece — When Nazi troops marched into Greece’s nearly deserted capital on April 27, 1941, radio announcer Costas Stavropoulos of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corp. announced the grim news. He urged his countrymen and women not to...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dashboard technology that lets drivers text and email with voice commands – marketed as a safer alternative – actually is more distracting than simply talking on a cellphone, a new AAA study found.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The government reported Wednesday that the U.S. budget deficit widened in May by $139 billion. But the annual deficit stayed on track to finish below $1 trillion for the first time since 2008.
NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN will stop broadcasting in 3-D by the end of the year, the network said Wednesday, dealing a major blow to a technology that was launched with great fanfare but has been limping along for years.
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is introducing hashtags, the number signs used on Twitter, Instagram and other services to identify topics being discussed and allow users to search for them.
SAN FRANCISCO — Google is buying online mapping service Waze in a $1.03 billion deal that keeps a potentially valuable tool away from its rivals while allowing it to gain technology that could improve the accuracy and usefulness of its own popular...
