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Durable goods orders fall 2.1 percent in June
WASHINGTON — Businesses cut back on orders for aircraft, autos, heavy machinery and computers in June, sending demand for long-lasting manufactured goods lower for the second month in the past […]
Baltimore man sentenced in 2009 computer hacking case
In what Baltimore is calling its first computer hacking case, a judge has sentenced a Maryland man for hacking the computer system of his former employer after he was fired […]
Internet minders approve big rise in domain names
SINGAPORE — Internet minders voted Monday to allow virtually unlimited new domain names based on themes as varied as company brands, entertainment and political causes, in the system’s biggest shake-up […]
Report: Facebook users more trusting, engaged
NEW YORK — Facebook, it turns out, isn’t just a waste of time. People who use it have more close friends, get more social support and report being more politically […]
Apple’s Jobs expected to announce music service
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple CEO Steve Jobs is scheduled to take a break from medical leave Monday to announce a new service called iCloud. Apple has released few other details, […]
Businesses cut orders for durable goods in April
WASHINGTON — Businesses cut back on their orders for heavy machinery, computers, autos and airplanes in April, reducing demand for long-lasting manufactured goods by the largest amount in six months. […]
US businesses ordered more factory goods in March
WASHINGTON — U.S. businesses increased orders for industrial machinery, computers and autos in March, lifting factory orders for the fifth consecutive month. The Commerce Department says orders rose 3 percent […]
Weak dollar gives U.S. factories a lift
WASHINGTON — The nation’s manufacturing sector has expanded this year at the fastest pace in a quarter-century, boosted by a weak dollar that has made U.S. goods cheap overseas. Strong […]
Businesses boosted durable-goods orders in March
WASHINGTON — Businesses increased their orders for heavy machinery, computers, autos and steel in March, boosting demand for long-lasting manufactured goods for a third straight month. Orders for durable goods […]
Durable goods orders fall 0.9 percent in February
WASHINGTON — Companies trimmed their orders for long-lasting manufactured goods in February, buying fewer computers, machines and primary metals. Durable-goods orders fell 0.9 percent last month, the Commerce Department said […]
Manufacturers betting tablets will take off
LAS VEGAS — Big tablets and small tablets, white ones and black ones. Cheap ones and expensive ones. Brand names famous and obscure at the starting line of a race […]
Intel Corp. to buy McAfee in push beyond PC chips
SAN FRANCISCO — Intel Corp. is making the biggest acquisition in its history with the $7.68 billion takeover of computer-security software maker McAfee Inc., an expensive example of Intel’s commitment […]
