A nationwide cell service outage Thursday morning prevented some AT&T customers from making or receiving calls, including emergency calls.
Initial applications for US unemployment benefits fell to the lowest in a month last week, underscoring continued strength in the labor market despite a growing number of high-profile job cuts at large companies.
Canada’s oil producers are poised to pour about half a million barrels of new daily output - more than the total production of some OPEC members - into world markets over the next year or so.
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Nvidia Corp. predicted another massive sales gain for the current quarter, helping justify a stock rally that has turned it into one of the world’s most valuable companies.
Hours before citizens and the city council on Feb. 12 weighed in against what was widely perceived as a proposal by the Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce to relocate the upcoming 2024 New Hampshire Pumpkin Festival from downtown Laconia to The Weirs, Paul Fitzgerald applied for the festival’s…
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said that the US will need continued investments in semiconductor manufacturing to regain global leadership and meet demand from artificial intelligence technologies.
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled on Wednesday they may dismiss a legal fight between a Miami music producer and Warner Music over a song by rapper Flo Rida.
WASHINGTON — Boeing said on Wednesday it was replacing the head of its troubled 737 MAX program effective immediately, the first major executive departure since the Jan. 5 mid-air panel blowout of a new Alaska Airlines MAX 9.
Social media platform Reddit plans to sell a chunk of its IPO shares to its platform's users, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
BRIDGEPORT, Texas - For nearly a year, U.S. natural gas producers have slammed the brakes on production as prices fall. But relentless output gains including from oil companies that pump gas as an oil byproduct have unleashed record supplies.
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
WASHINGTON/LONDON -- One of the world's biggest criminal hacking gangs woke up on Tuesday to a startling discovery: Law enforcement, after taking over their main website on Monday, were now threatening to reveal their personal details and data about their cybercrime organization.
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Manchester-Boston Regional Airport has landed its sixth airline — and its furthest direct flight west — with new weekly nonstop service to Minnesota starting this summer.
WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court justices on Tuesday grappled with a North Dakota convenience store's challenge to a government regulation on debit card "swipe fees" -- a case that could make it easier for businesses to try to undo longstanding federal rules.
Kroger has said it will sell 26 stores in Texas to comply with antitrust concerns around its proposed plan to buy Albertsons.
Walmart kicked off U.S. retailers' reporting season on Tuesday with robust fourth quarter results after inflation-squeezed shoppers flocked to its stores, and said it would buy smart-TV maker Vizio for $2.3 billion.
Capital One Financial's $35.3 billion deal for Discover Financial would create new competition for payments behemoths Visa and Mastercard , potentially helping smoothen the path for regulatory approval, analysts said.
Monday, February 19, 2024
Raytheon's Tucson operation is serving a critical and growing role in providing the nation and its allies with weapons to counter the rapidly evolving threat of drone warfare — and the Pentagon wants more, and fast.
The Biden administration will give $1.5 billion to help build a vast new computer-chip factory in New York state as part of an effort to strengthen the country’s ability to mass-produce the brains of modern consumer and military electronics.
The $3.4 billion project will completely replace the shipyard's Dry Dock 3, which is unable to support the Navy's more advanced Virginia-class submarines or larger surface ships.
Saturday, February 17, 2024
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MEREDITH — The former 95-acre Camp Menotomy Girl Scout Camp on Meredith Neck has been sold for $18 million to a developer who plans to build seven waterfront homes on the site.
From oversized hats to clear blue skies rising above gigantic pristine ranches, everything is bigger in Texas. Even the state’s young workforce is expanding.
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The NH Tech Alliance has announced the opening of nominations for the ninth annual TechWomen of the Year Awards, celebrating technology-focused women who drive innovation and influence technology at companies and schools.
Molson Coors Beverage Co. spent more on marketing its core brands during competitor Anheuser-Busch InBev NV’s Bud Light marketing imbroglio, and it’s working, according to the company’s fourth-quarter results.
Measuring setback distances or sidewalk widths are some of the more tedious tasks city planning officials dread. They are also the tasks ripe for automation.
Friday, February 16, 2024
NEW YORK — Donald Trump must pay $354.9 million in penalties for fraudulently overstating his net worth to dupe lenders, a New York judge ruled on Friday, handing the former president another legal setback in a civil case that imperils his real estate empire.
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MANCHESTER — In April, Howard Brodsky will be celebrated as the Greater Manchester Chamber or Commerce’s 2024 Citizen of the Year for his lifelong devotion to business leadership and making a better world.
ASIDE FROM watching the two best teams in the NFL compete for the Vince Lombardi Trophy, my second-favorite aspect of the game is watching the commercials. Each year, many of the most well-known brands in business attempt to capture the attention of American consumers. This year, the Super B…
Avelo Airlines is adding a twice-weekly route between Manchester and Greenville/Spartanburg, South Carolina, starting in May.
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Citizens, in collaboration with the New Hampshire Union Leader, has officially opened the application process for the 2024 Champions in Action program, focusing on digital upskilling initiatives.
THE 2023 TAX FILING SEASON is now in full swing. The IRS recently released a few tips to make the filing season easier for the 146 million individuals who are expected to file returns (tinyurl.com/4acck2ja).
QUESTION: If my children inherit my home, will they need to pay income tax?
NEW YORK -- Elon Musk can ask a U.S. District Court to review a magistrate judge's order that he must testify in the Securities and Exchange Commission's investigation of his $44 billion takeover of Twitter, according to a court notice filed on Friday.
Thursday, February 15, 2024
As fuel prices continue to create the new normal, manufacturers continue to come up with new ways to roll out vehicles to keep up with the competition. In Chevrolet’s mind, they roll out a new 2024 Colorado which boasts a new overall look. Our tester was a ZR2, which is a great truck for the…
Uber and Lyft saw their stock values soar Wednesday as both companies signaled that they are finally making money amid a surge in ridership.
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
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MERRIMACK — Representatives of the state Department of Transportation and the firm with which the state is partnering for the upcoming F.E. Everett Turnpike widening project brought about 50 residents and town officials up to date on the plan this week.
The Federal Reserve entered 2024 within spitting distance of its inflation goal. But that’s not quite close enough for policymakers.
Hearst Corp., the closely held owner of Good Housekeeping and other publications, said profit last year fell 2% short of 2022’s record as weakness in consumer media overshadowed strength in its transportation and health-care data businesses.
US mortgage rates rose last week to a two-month high, reversing some of the momentum in the nation’s housing recovery.
Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Wednesday, recovering from a selloff in the previous session after a hot inflation report clouded the timing for the Federal Reserve's first interest-rate cut this year.
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
U.S. consumer prices jumped at the start of the year, stalling recent disinflation progress and likely delaying any Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts.
Prices cooled further in January, offering the latest sign that inflation has eased significantly since its pandemic-era surge but still hovers above what policymakers consider normal.
