All Stories from February 2, 2014 (Change date)
-
Four factors to look at when considering auto loan refinancingFeb 02, 2014 5:23 am - A lower car payment, what’s not to like? It’s an enticing proposition, but refinancing an auto loan can often significantly increase the amount you have to pay over the ...
-
She’s anxious over his anxiety and fitnessFeb 02, 2014 5:14 am - Q. My boyfriend and I are in our early 20s, and have been together for about 2½ years. In recent months we’ve talked of “being together for the long haul.” The problem i...
-
Shibori: an ancient art now revamped and revisitedFeb 02, 2014 5:07 am - NEW YORK — From tablecloths to duvet covers, iPhone cases to wallpaper and startling calf-skin wall hangings, the ancient Japanese resist-dying technique of shibori has ...
-
Farm bill details: Costs, cuts, labelingFeb 02, 2014 5:03 am - House lawmakers approved a new five-year farm bill this week that would make significant changes to the nation’s farm support programs but also cut billions in food stam...
-
Farm lobby scores again as rural-urban allies top opponentsFeb 02, 2014 5:03 am - WASHINGTON — A coalition spanning grocer Kroger to Iowa soybean growers was victorious with Congress on a deal on a five-year agriculture bill. The accord, which lawmak...
-
Career Coach: How to get partners to listen; escaping a careerFeb 02, 2014 5:03 am - Q: I am a paralegal who has worked with the same three partners for more than 10 years. None of them exhibits any leadership skills, and they all blame everyone else for...
-
UPS to invest more than $100 million after holiday service snarlFeb 02, 2014 5:03 am - United Parcel Service Inc. said it will spend more than $100 million to improve peak-period service after a late surge in online Christmas shopping caused missed deliver...
-
Detroit seeing uptick in conventions, visitorsFeb 02, 2014 5:03 am - DETROI — A conference of Jehovah’s Witnesses later this year is expected to draw 90,000 people to Detroit. The conference will stretch over two weekends at Ford Field an...
-
Visa profit beats estimates as consumers boost card spendingFeb 02, 2014 5:03 am - Visa, the biggest bank-card network, posted fiscal first-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates as card spending climbed. Net income for the three months ended De...
-
A Super Bowl economic boom for NYC? Hard to sayFeb 02, 2014 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Will the snowy New York City area really reap an estimated $600 million economic boost from the Super Bowl? Probably not. Despite such lofty predictions, spor...