Japan’s Softbank sweetens offer for Sprint, rising by $1.5 billion OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — A month after being challenged by a rival to raise its bid for Sprint Nextel, Japan’s Softbank did just that, by $1.5 billion. That brings Softbank’s total bid to $21.6 bil...
Dole CEO makes buyout bid; values co. at $1.07B WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — Dole Food’s Chairman and CEO David Murdock and his family are offering to buy the business with a bid that values the entire company at approximately $1.07 billion. M...
Officials: Despite efforts, TV isn’t everywhere yet WASHINGTON — TV was supposed to be everywhere by now — watchable anytime, anywhere, on your smartphone or tablet. But four years into the industry’s effort, network executives readily admit: TV isn...
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Agency says opting for overdrafts means higher fees WASHINGTON — A U.S. agency says consumers who opt for overdraft coverage on their checking accounts pay higher fees and are more likely to have their accounts closed than those who decline it. A...
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Mass. court tosses part of cigarette samples case BOSTON — Massachusetts’ highest court says the family of a late Boston woman who got free cigarette samples as a child can keep $35 million in compensatory damages, but it threw out an $81 million ...
Americans quitting jobs, a sign of confidence WASHINGTON — More Americans are quitting their jobs, suggesting many are growing more confident in the job market. The Labor Department said Tuesday that the number of people who quit their jobs...
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By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER Associated PressAssociated Press
World air fleet to double in 20 years, Boeing says PARIS — Boeing expects its global aircraft demand to double in the next two decades with most of the orders coming from Asia, an executive from the US airplane-maker says. Speaking ahead of the ...
Jobs From May 30 to Wednesday, the Office of Employment and Training added more than 50 jobs to its database for regional employers, listed below are the first 50 (in Paducah unless noted otherwise): cu...
NASA mulls naming center for Armstrong LOS ANGELES — Neil Armstrong’s name is attached to a lunar crater, an asteroid, more than a dozen schools and a museum. But there’s no NASA center named for the man whose “giant leap” made him t...
German economy recovering after weak patch BERLIN — Germany’s central bank on Friday lowered its growth forecast for this year but said a recovery had already started, as evidenced by a rise in export and industry figures in Europe’s larges...
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BY JUERGEN BAETZ Associated PressAssociated Press