Triangle Area Business News

Tucked back in the tall trees of West Raleigh is the genesis of a global education success story.

This winter, as the recession grinds on, heating bills will be a lot smaller, The News & Observer's John Murawski reported last week.

A program set up last year to help North Carolina homeowners with subprime loans avoid foreclosure has been expanded to include those with traditional mortgages.

Officials with Talecris Biotherapeutics are hitting the road.

Blockbuster is putting more stores on the chopping block.

Is anyone cannier than Steve Jobs? Faced with a competitor who controls more than 90 percent of the desktop PC market, Jobs has continually taken Apple into non-PC territory.

The rich control so much of America's wealth, Michael Moore says, that the average person has to settle for crumbs.

Better news on retail sales and manufacturing helped send stocks higher Tuesday, as did comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that the recession was probably over.

Another manufacturing site is shutting down in the state.

The Chinese PC maker has new tablet and laptop computers designed to take advantage of Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system.

In a regulatory filing today, the struggling video-store chain with nearly two dozen Triangle locations, reported that it may close 960 stores by the end of next year.

The City Council voted 6-1 today to reject plans to build an auto repair and retail shop in the Brier Creek area.

Shoring up a key part of his political base, President Barack Obama turned to blue-collar crowds Tuesday to rally support for health care overhaul and claim credit for policies that have "stopped our economic free fall."

The cost of employer-sponsored health insurance rose modestly again this year, but researchers predict a return to bigger increases that may eventually produce crippling premiums if left unchecked.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday the worst recession since the 1930s is probably over, although he cautioned that pain - especially for the nearly 15 million unemployed Americans - will persist.

Retail sales jumped in August by the largest amount in more than three years, but economists warn that as long as credit stays tight and jobs remain scarce, Americans probably aren't ready to spend in force again.

Apple Inc. said Tuesday it hired Intel Corp.'s top lawyer, Bruce Sewell, a day after the chip maker announced his departure.

The Chinese PC maker is unveiling new tablet and laptop computers designed to take advantage of Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system.

First Citizens Bank's second major acquisition of a failed bank in two months may not be its last.

Salix Pharmaceuticals shares soared Monday after the Raleigh-based company announced positive clinical trial results for one of its treatments for gastrointestinal disease.