GPS cell phone apps challenge standalone devices

The growth of cell phones with global-positioning technology is making life uncertain for the makers of personal navigational devices that help drivers figure out where they are and where to go.

Nov 28, 2009 | 9:00 am

Small business owners take up health reform fight

Rick Poore spent $61,000 in health insurance premiums last year for the employees of his Lincoln screen print and embroidery business.

Nov 28, 2009 | 6:00 am | Loading…

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Apple's iPhone arrives in tech-savvy South Korea

Tech-savvy South Koreans began getting their coveted iPhones on Saturday amid fanfare and expectations the communication and entertainment device will shake up a local mobile market dominated by domestic giants Samsung and LG.

Nov 28, 2009 | 3:50 am

Dubai crisis jolts markets, but early fears ease

Dubai's debt crisis rattled world financial markets Friday, raising concerns that some banks could further tighten lending and stall the global economic recovery.

Nov 27, 2009 | 10:45 pm

FAA transcripts show efforts to reach Flight 188

After a Northwest Airlines plane flew past Minneapolis last month, air traffic controllers asked the pilots repeatedly for explanations about why they didn't heed radio calls, according to transcripts released on Friday.

Nov 27, 2009 | 9:50 pm

FDIC issues orders to Thayer County Bank

Thayer County Bank, a 135-year old, family-owned institution in Hebron, has been hit with a cease and desist order from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Nov 27, 2009 | 6:35 pm | Loading…

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Teachers begin using cell phones for class lessons

Ariana Leonard's high school students shuffled in their seats, eagerly awaiting a cue from their Spanish teacher that the assignment would begin.

Nov 27, 2009 | 5:55 pm

Lincolnites busy shopping on Black Friday

Anyone who thought the big sport Friday was in Boulder was mistaken, if not sadly.

Nov 27, 2009 | 4:30 pm | Loading…

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Signs of life in stores as holiday shopping begins

The nation's shoppers took advantage of deals on toys and TVs with some renewed vigor in stores and online on Black Friday after a year of concentrating their spending on basic necessities.

Nov 27, 2009 | 4:00 pm

Stocks slide on concerns about Dubai debt fallout

This was the sideswipe investors had feared.

Nov 27, 2009 | 3:55 pm

Canada high court rules for Wal-Mart in union case

The Supreme Court of Canada said Friday that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. was entitled to close a store in Quebec in 2005, seven months after workers voted to become the first Walmart store in North America to unionize.

Nov 27, 2009 | 3:55 pm

Black Friday shopping: 'I'm so tired I can't remember where my car is'

Our intrepid interactive editor spent Thursday night and Friday morning plunging into Black Friday.

Nov 27, 2009 | 2:20 pm | Loading…

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Saab: New buyers emerge after Koenigsegg collapse

A spokeswoman for General Motors' Saab unit says several potential buyers have expressed interest in the Swedish brand after specialty car maker pulled out of a deal to acquire it.

Nov 27, 2009 | 1:30 pm

Crude prices fall on Dubai debt jitters

Shades of the roiling energy markets that were set off last year by the crisis on Wall Street emerged again Friday with crude seeing the largest percentage drop in prices since January.

Nov 27, 2009 | 1:15 pm

Government delays new ban on Internet gambling

The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve are giving U.S. financial institutions an additional six months to comply with regulations designed to ban Internet gambling.

Nov 27, 2009 | 12:35 pm

GM: Opel to launch new models in break-even plan

General Motors Co.'s top European official said Friday that a plan for Opel to be unveiled next month will include a schedule to lauch new models and a financial break-even target.

Nov 27, 2009 | 11:20 am

FAA transcripts show efforts to reach Flight 188

Air traffic controllers asked the Northwest Airlines pilots who overflew Minneapolis repeatedly about what had happened on the plane, according to transcripts released Friday by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Nov 27, 2009 | 11:20 am

'Avatar' video game to expand film's alien world

James Cameron was thinking beyond the big screen when he created the alien world of Pandora. The "Titanic" director worked in tandem with video game developer Ubisoft Montreal on the game based on his upcoming sci-fi epic "Avatar."

Nov 27, 2009 | 10:55 am

Food banks nationwide report more 1st timers

Prentice Jones worked construction jobs around Chicago for most of his 60 years and is quick to boast of a foreman job he once held at a revamped city college and 23 years at a steel company.

Nov 27, 2009 | 9:45 am