WASHINGTON – Millions of working Americans should start seeing fatter paychecks as early as next month, Republican leaders say, as a result of the recently passed tax law. But the precise timing hasn’t been fixed yet. And some employees should…

NEW YORK – Not long after the Dow Jones industrial average passed 25,000 points, President Donald Trump had already turned his eye to another milestone. “We broke a very, very big barrier: 25,000,” he said at the White House after…

CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – A Panera Bread Co. restaurant in the St. Louis area where patrons have paid as much or little as they want for a meal for almost eight years is closing its doors. Panera founder and executive…

Technology companies are scrambling to fix serious security flaws affecting computer processors built by Intel and other chipmakers and found in many of the world’s personal computers and smartphones. The two hardware bugs discovered can be exploited to allow the…

DETROIT – Hyundai and Volkswagen each say they’re partnering with a U.S. autonomous vehicle tech firm led by former executives from Google, Tesla and Uber. The companies on Thursday announced partnerships with Aurora Innovation, started last year by ex-Google autonomous…

NEW YORK – After a strong Black Friday, gun sales were surprisingly lackluster in December despite the usual role of the holidays as a time when many people get guns as gifts. While the government doesn’t keep an exact count…

NEW YORK (AP) – Small businesses ended 2017 with a hiring pop, adding 94,000 jobs last month, according to payroll provider ADP. The increase followed the creation of 53,000 jobs in November, and was well above the 61,000 small companies…

WASHINGTON – Striving to fulfill a campaign promise, the Trump administration moved Thursday to facilitate the interstate sale of health insurance policies that cost less but may not cover as much. The proposed regulation from the Labor Department would provide…

CANTON, Mass. (AP) — So long strawberry banana smoothie. Goodbye steak and egg breakfast sandwich. Dunkin’ Donuts is cutting back on its food and drink offerings. The Boston Herald reports the new, simplified menu is expected to roll out in…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wall Street sure loves the tax bill, even if polls show most Americans don’t. The Dow Jones industrial average surged past 25,000 Thursday, a strong signal of investor enthusiasm for President Donald Trump’s $1.5 trillion tax cut….

WATERBURY- New Webster Bank head John Ciulla’s first announcement since becoming Chief Executive Officer Monday affirms promises that he would continue the bank’s charitable culture. Webster Financial Corp., the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A. and its HSA Bank division,…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Roku plans to add a voice-controlled digital assistant to its streaming TV players in an attempt to catch up with Google, Apple and Amazon. Roku’s voice capabilities are currently limited to performing search requests and launching…

Alaska Airlines and JetBlue Airways are the latest airlines to pay bonuses to employees after passage of a new tax law that figures to help the carriers. Alaska and JetBlue, the fifth- and sixth-biggest U.S. airlines by passenger traffic, say…

WASHINGTON – U.S. employers added 148,000 jobs in December, a modest gain but still enough to suggest that the economy entered the new year with solid momentum. The unemployment rate remained 4.1 percent for a third straight month, the lowest…

Last year, the fewest number of job-cut announcements since 1990 were announced. That’s despite the large number of store closings – more than 7,400 – and retail job losses, Chicago-based consulting employment company Challenger, Gray & Christmas said. But the…

WASHINGTON – U.S. employers added 148,000 jobs in December, a modest gain but still enough to suggest that the economy entered the new year with solid momentum. The unemployment rate remained 4.1 percent for a third straight month, the lowest…

Technology companies are scrambling to fix serious security flaws affecting computer processors built by Intel and other chipmakers and found in many of the world’s personal computers and smartphones. The two hardware bugs discovered can be exploited to allow the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 148,000 jobs in December, a modest gain but still enough to suggest that the economy entered the new year with solid momentum. The unemployment rate remained 4.1 percent for a third straight month, the…

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Thursday moved to vastly expand offshore drilling from the Atlantic to the Arctic oceans with a plan that would open up federal waters off California for the first time in more than three decades….

NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average is trading above 25,000 points for the first time early Thursday, breaking another milestone. The market was rising broadly after a survey showed strong hiring by U.S. private businesses. Banks are…