Pa. jobless rate declines as fewer look for work

Alex Nixon — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:21:00 EST

By Alex Nixon, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
The state’s unemployment rate improved in April, but economists said Pennsylvania’s economy remains weak. The seasonally adjusted jobless rate dipped to 7.6 percent last month, ...

PPG Corning bankruptcy plan receives preliminary approval

Timothy Puko — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:45:00 EST

By Timothy Puko, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Hundreds of thousands of cancer and asbestos victims whose claims against Pittsburgh Corning Corp. have been mired in bankruptcy court for 13 years may have ...

Government OKs Texas LNG plan

The Associated Press — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:27:01 EST

By The Associated Press, The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Energy Department on Friday conditionally approved a Texas company’s proposal to export liquefied natural gas, only the second such project allowed to ...

Stocks charge higher on hopeful economic reports

The Associated Press — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:01:03 EST

By The Associated Press, The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Encouraging news about the economy extended the stock market’s rally on Friday. Small company stocks rose the most, a sign that investors ...

Bloomberg appoints ex-IBM CEO as privacy adviser

The Associated Press — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:01:04 EST

By The Associated Press, The Associated Press
Bloomberg LP, the financial news and information service, said it’s appointing Samuel Palmisano, the former CEO of IBM, as an independent adviser on its privacy ...

Study: Retirees face declining standard of living

The Los Angeles Times — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:01:01 EST

By The Los Angeles Times
The retirement crisis is deepening, with recent generations of Americans less financially prepared for their golden years than their parents or grandparents, according to a ...

‘Sonic’ to join Nintendo lineup

The Associated Press — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:01:03 EST

By The Associated Press, The Associated Press
Sonic the Hedgehog is rolling with Nintendo. Sega said it will exclusively release the next three games starring the popular blue critter on Nintendo platforms. ...

Graduates hope for pomp and jobs

The Atlanta Journal-constitution — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:12:00 EST

By The Atlanta Journal-constitution
As strains of “Pomp and Circumstance” drift from college campuses this month, odds are improving that new graduates’ next stop will not be their parents’ ...

Auto safety advances through the decades

Larry Printz — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:01:06 EST

By Larry Printz
It’s hard to imagine, but most items on the long list of safety features offered on modern cars were developed only in the past 50 ...

Sensors can develop faulty connections

Brad Bergholdt — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:01:02 EST

By Brad Bergholdt
Q I have a 2001 Subaru Forester S, which has slightly less than 60,000 miles on the meter. This has been a great car; I ...

Turbo makes stealthy, spirited Buick Verano

The Associated Press — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:01:06 EST

By The Associated Press, The Associated Press
The 2013 Buick Verano Turbo is a stealth car. It looks pretty and rides comfortably. But stomp on the accelerator, and this newest Verano sedan ...

Roundup: Insurance regulators fine Highmark $50,000; Transocean shareholders oust chairman; more

Staff and Wires — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:01:04 EST

By Staff and Wires
Insurance regulators fine Highmark $50K Highmark Inc. was fined $50,000 by the state Insurance Department for minor violations relating to denying claims. The state’s largest ...

Roundup: Alcoa cuts 500 jobs, 2 production lines; #1 Cochran acquires Billco; more

Staff and Wires — Fri, 17 May 2013 00:01:02 EST

By Staff and Wires
Alcoa cuts 2 production lines, 500 jobs at Canada plant Aluminum smelter and parts-maker Alcoa said on Thursday that it will close two production lines ...

Roundup: Standard Life Building faces foreclosure threat; PNC Bank to close 10 branches in region; more

Staff and Wires — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:01:01 EST

By Staff and Wires
Standard Life Building faces foreclosure threat First Commonwealth Bank is moving to foreclose on Standard Life Building, Downtown, which is used to house students at ...

America? Find her on the road and on the job in Pittsburgher’s book

Jack Markowitz — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:01:05 EST

By Jack Markowitz, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Don’t try to pin down Andree Pruett’s age. “I’m not young and I’m not old,” she chuckled by long-distance. But here are two clues. She’s ...

Limits can be placed on Google’s intrusion into your privacy

Kim Komando — Fri, 17 May 2013 00:01:02 EST

By Kim Komando, Gannett News Service
Do you know every Google search you’ve ever performed is stored on the search giant’s servers? And that data is cross-linked to your search data ...