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An auctioneer says one of Apple's first computers _ a functioning 1976 model _ has been sold for a record 516,000 euros ($668,000).
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. - With a steel-gray sky overhead and a land breeze that brought biting gnats to the beachfront, conditions weren't as picture-perfect as Gov. Christie might have hoped as he reintroduced the Jersey Shore to the world Friday morning via a national morning news show and a ribbon-cutting certified by Guinness as a world record.
Many are opting to become franchisees, and are likely to hire ex-service members, a growing group.
Robert Rummells, a U.S. Army Ranger for 22 years, says it was a natural transition when he opened a Mosquito Joe pest-control franchise in Richmond, Va., earlier this month.
Household-products giant Procter & Gamble Co., which sells Crest and Pampers, changed leaders Thursday, but it was unclear whether that would affect a joint venture with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
In the Region Stepping off SAP's cloud SAP AG said its cloud-computing chief and founder of SuccessFactors Inc., a software provider it bought last...
On the upswing
WASHINGTON - U.S. orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rebounded in April, buoyed by more demand for aircraft and an increase in products that signal business investment.
Pennsylvania regulators have given the green light to PPL Electric Utilities to begin charging customers a new fee to fund system improvements.
An apparent explosion at a steel plant in eastern Pennsylvania has left three people injured.
And get ready for Lights-Camera-Brady! as a reality show about Philadelphia's Democratic chairman is pitched to networks.
Major stock indexes closed out their first weekly loss in a month in quiet trading Friday.
Electric car manufacturer Tesla wants a compromise that will allow it to stay in business in North Carolina.
Protests against seed giant Monsanto are getting under way across the U.S. and in dozens of other countries.
The Justice Department is objecting to a proposed $20 million severance payment for American Airlines CEO Tom Horton, saying it's bigger than allowed by bankruptcy law.
WEEKLY LOSS: Major stock indexes ended the week lower for the first time since the week ending April 19. A disappointing manufacturing report out of China and a sharp fall in Japan's stock market rattled investors' nerves this week. But anxiety over the Federal Reserve's bond-buying program was the main culprit.
Major stock indexes closed out their first weekly loss in a month in quiet trading Friday.
The price of oil fell 2 percent this week, as oil traders worried about global demand and shared the stock market's concerns about possible changes to the Federal Reserve economic stimulus program.
Attorneys for the federal government and unsecured creditors have filed objections to electric car maker CODA Holdings' bankruptcy plans.
A line of children's beds with defective mattress support rails and motorized shades with overheating batteries are among this week's recalled consumer products.
ATLANTIC CITY - Margaritaville, the sprawling Jimmy Buffett-inspired dining and entertainment complex at Resorts Casino, was unveiled Thursday, with Gov. Christie cutting the ribbon.
Insights & Analysis
Diane Mastrull: Kip Anthony was a farm boy from the Midwest who went on to become a mechanical engineer at big companies doing big things. Then the small-business bug bit.
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