DETROIT — More than four months on the job as General Motors’ chairman, Ed Whitacre has sent several clear signals about who is in charge: Ed Whitacre.
Reading off hand-held devices might be catching on.
NEW YORK — In highly orchestrated raids around the world this week, Interpol officers in Europe, drug agents in the United States and task forces from Sweden to Singapore hunted down counterfeit prescription drugs to stem a rapidly growing criminal business preying on financially pressed consumers looking for bargains.
PHILADELPHIA — A deal for Comcast Corp. to buy a controlling stake in NBC Universal and create one of the most powerful media companies in the world is taking longer than expected as the current owners tussle over price.
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A consumer product testing lab with division headquarters in Amherst laid off 12 workers Friday, citing the troubled state of the economy.
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Home sales in the pipeline are up, and an expanded federal tax credit is expected to bolster activity, the Buffalo Niagara Association of Realtors said.
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The Amherst Industrial Development Agency plans to resume offering financial support to the Buffalo Niagara Enterprise business development and marketing group after belt-tightening caused it to skip its budgeted payment to the organization this year.
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NEW YORK — The U. S. is finally becoming a nation of savers. Now if only we could get something for our money.
