ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s top court says a divorced Manhattan lawyer is stuck with his losses from an investment with disgraced financier Bernard Madoff that tanked two years after his divorce settlement. The Court of Appeals has rejected Steven ...

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NEW YORK — Groupon’s announcement that its revenue and earnings were lower than what it reported in February is sparking fresh worries about the young company’s business model. Trouble arose when the online deals company said late Friday that it ...

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PHILADELPHIA — A group of powerful local business leaders announced Monday that they have purchased Philadelphia’s two largest newspapers from hedge funds for approximately $55 million, a fraction of what investors paid for them in 2006. It is the fifth ...

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WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates fell last month in most U.S. states, including in some hit hardest during the recession. The Labor Department said Friday that unemployment rates declined in 29 states and rose in 8. Rates were unchanged in 13 ...

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Welcome to the first Monday of spring and the roundup. Here are a few news items that do not involve a certain health care law. — Chinese attorneys must make loyalty oath. — Russian lawyers turn to European Court of Human Rights. — ...

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NEW YORK — The price of gasoline is less than a dime away from last year’s high. At an average of $3.90 per gallon, Americans have never paid more at this time of year and prices are expected to keep ...

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Add New York-based Wegmans to the list of grocers that will stop selling ground beef that includes the ammonia-treated filler known as “pink slime.” Wegmans Food Markets Chief Executive Danny Wegman says Friday that the store is ...

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NEW YORK — Apple made computers sexy. Can it do the same for the musty old dividend? Issuing a regular payment to your stockholders after years of just amassing cash used to be an admission that your company has run ...

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NEW YORK — The price of gasoline jumped by nearly a nickel over the weekend and is now $3.80 per gallon That’s the highest ever for this time of year. Pump prices have risen an average 52 cents this year ...

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NEW YORK — Apple is holding an event Wednesday in San Francisco, and has hinted that it will reveal a new iPad model. Rumors speak of an updated tablet with a speedier processor, a sharper screen and an option for ...

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