Business Stories from December 28, 2015 (Change date)
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Judge delays trial in lottery jackpot-fixing case until JulyDec 28, 2015 9:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A judge has delayed the trial for a former lottery official accused of fixing jackpots in several states. Former Multi-State Lottery Association ...
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Slow-moving train crashes during redwood forest tour; 8 hurtDec 28, 2015 7:30 pm - FELTON, Calif. (AP) - A fire official says a slow-moving historic train carrying visitors through redwood forests in Northern California crashed against a hillside, inju...
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Major NYC hotels pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissionsDec 28, 2015 6:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - More than a dozen of New York City's most famed hotels are pledging to get greener. The Waldorf-Astoria New York, the Lotte New York Palace, the Pierre-A...
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Holiday spending up 8 percent; online sales surgeDec 29, 2015 5:06 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Americans spent more on items like furniture during the holidays this year, with online shopping in particular seeing a big spike, according to a report ...
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Fitbit likely a hot seller for ChristmasDec 28, 2015 3:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - It was a very merry Christmas for fitness-tracking device maker Fitbit. The company's app was the most downloaded on Apple's app store Christmas Day, a s...
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Gas company finds underground location of leaking LA wellDec 28, 2015 4:00 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Southern California Gas Co. officials say they have pinpointed the underground location of a well pipe that for weeks has spewed noxious odors into an...
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Honest Tea: Trump quote being phased out from bottle capsDec 28, 2015 1:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Organic beverage maker Honest Tea says a Donald Trump quote is being removed from its bottle caps, but not because it has any problems with the leading R...
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Business HighlightsDec 28, 2015 4:00 pm - ___ Oil slump weighing on housing markets in Texas, North Dakota There's a dark side to those delightfully low gas prices: Housing markets are slumping in communities th...
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Cow dung patties selling like hot cakes online in IndiaDec 29, 2015 5:06 am - NEW DELHI (AP) - Like consumers around the globe, Indians are flocking to the online marketplace in droves these days. But there's one unusual item flying off the virtua...
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Freeport-McMoRan chair and co-founder Moffett resignsDec 28, 2015 11:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - James R. Moffett, the executive chairman and co-founder of the mining company Freeport-McMoRan, is stepping down as plunging commodity prices lead to mas...
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