Southwest courts business travelers

LaGuardia Airport is the smallest of the three major airports in the New York area, with just two main runways. Planes often sit in […]

Barnes-Jewish names Lynch CMO

Dr. John P. Lynch was named vice-president and chief medical officer at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. He will assume his new post on July 1.
Lynch, […]

Kimberly-Clark to cut 3% of staff, plants likely spared

CHICAGO–Household-products maker Kimberly-Clark Corp. plans to cut 1,600 jobs, or 3 per cent of its global workforce, as it slims down in the tough […]

Deal averts strike at Bombardier plant in Toronto

Bombardier Inc. and the Canadian Auto Workers reached a tentative, three-year agreement yesterday, avoiding a strike at the company’s Downsview plant.
The CAW, […]

Gloomy global forecast from the World Bank

The World Bank has cut its 2009 global growth forecast, saying the world economy will shrink by 2.9 percent and warning that a drop […]

California nightmare

"Our wallet is empty, our bank is closed, and our credit is dried up," Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger told a rare joint session of the California […]

GM gets OK to nix corporate jet leases

A U.S. bankruptcy court Thursday granted a motion by automaker General Motors Corp. to reject aircraft leases on seven corporate jets.
The leases are from […]

House GOP outlines health care bill

House Republicans on Wednesday presented what they called a "sorely needed" alternative to Democrats’ proposals to overhaul health care.
Republicans want to make sure all […]

New housing construction is shaking off its slumber

A better-than-expected rebound in construction last month is the latest sign that the prolonged housing slump may be coming to an end.
Construction […]

Charter cited for legal shields

Charter Communications Inc.’s plan to reorganize in bankruptcy has "improper" legal releases for Paul Allen, the controlling chairman, and other company officers, said the […]