Fiat-Chrysler merger finally completed
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Sergio Marchionne’s five-year effort to merge Fiat and Chrysler culminated in a Florida beach town, where the workaholic chief executive officer spent hours nailing a deal that was...
View ArticleTry moonlighting to earn some extra cash
New money wisdom doesn’t come along very often – most advice about earning, spending and saving has been the same from the Bible to Benjamin Franklin. But a new financial imperative has slowly emerged...
View ArticleSavings bonds take many years to pay off
Looking for a not-so-hot spot for your money? We found one. Buy a U.S. savings bond, Series EE, and you’re looking at a fixed rate of 0.1 percent for the next several years.“So if you invest $1,000...
View ArticleCredit scores’ impact on auto rates grows
When credit scores are used to determine automobile insurance rates, a typical 30-year-old single woman living in a major city with a good driving record and an annual income of about $30,000 would...
View ArticleThe price of traveling with a pet
Roughly 13 million pets traveled with either owners or handlers in the United States last year, Phillip Grant, the executive vice president of the website PetTravel.com, said – up from 10 million just...
View ArticleInput on debt collection wanted
If you owe a debt, you should make every effort to pay it. After all, you’ve enjoyed the services or goods that your debt bought. And companies have a right to try to collect or even sell that debt to...
View ArticleBuild a better password
• Password. The word itself is still one of the most common examples.• Sequential or repeated numbers. Using 111111 and 123456 is just lazy.• Names of pets, kids and family members are no-nos.•...
View ArticleFive tablet apps for the (very) young
There are apps for kids so young they’ve no idea what an app is.Still, even a 1-year-old can savor an iPad storytelling session on Mom’s lap while Grandma in Omaha joins them through an in-application...
View ArticleMobile apps allow consumers to digitize receipts and gift cards
Consumers, with the help of tech companies, are transforming their personal blizzard of missing receipts, misplaced coupons, lost promotional alerts and unused gift cards into digital files stored in...
View ArticleCommentary: Messaging services are still a disconnected mess
You can use your telephone to call any other phone in the world. But if you want to place a video call to someone, good luck.Thanks to the incompatibility between video calling services including...
View ArticlePower remains on, but precautions urged
The first blow from today’s winter storm – the gusty winds overnight – didn’t knock out the power for many Western New Yorkers.Fewer than 1,000 customers in Erie County were without electricity by...
View ArticleNumerous flights canceled at Buffalo airport
Thirty-seven departing flights – and 46 arriving flights – were canceled at Buffalo Niagara International Airport by early evening Monday, thanks to the polar vortex storm wreaking havoc across the...
View ArticleStore shelves grow bare under storm-shopping onslaught
Call it the shopocalypse.Area supermarkets have been mobbed by shoppers, grabbing staples and supplies ahead of the bad weather.“This morning there was nothing here. This was all bare,” said one...
View ArticleSonic Drive-In coming to Buffalo area
Sonic Drive-In is coming to the Buffalo Niagara region.The nation’s largest chain of drive-in restaurants said Monday it plans to open eight new restaurants in Erie and Niagara counties, with the...
View ArticleU.S. services index slips on sharp fall in orders
WASHINGTON — U.S. service companies expanded at a steady but slightly slower pace in December as sales dipped and new orders plunged to a four-year low. The report suggests economic growth may remain...
View ArticleDelta retires last DC-9, oldest plane in U.S. fleet
MINNEAPOLIS – Delta Air Lines is retiring its last DC-9s, the oldest passenger plane in the fleet of the big U.S. airlines.The final passenger flight was planned for Minneapolis to Atlanta on Monday...
View ArticleSeniors caring for seniors as aging population increases demand for aides
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. – Paul Gregoline lies in bed, awaiting the helper who will get him up, bathed and groomed. He is 92, has Alzheimer’s disease and needs a hand with nearly every task the day brings....
View ArticleCity signals approval for RiverWorks pond hockey project
An outdoor hockey tournament planned for late February near the Buffalo River that was once in jeopardy looks like it will go on after all. The city was concerned about safety and traffic issues and...
View ArticleMen’s Wearhouse raises its bid for Jos. A. Banks Clothiers
Men’s Wearhouse took its fight to buy Jos. A. Bank Clothiers directly to shareholders by raising its bid and beginning a cash tender offer that would value the suit retailer at $1.61 billion.The...
View ArticleStocks continue their slow start to 2014
NEW YORK – The Standard & Poor’s 500 index notched its worst start to a year in almost a decade Monday, closing lower for the third straight trading day.Although the declines for stocks in the New...
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