Time Warner Cable Is Said to Acquire Midwest Cable Operator
Time Warner Cable, the second biggest cable television company in the United States after Comcast, is near a deal to acquire Insight Communications, a large operator in the Midwest, for about $3...
View ArticleNew-Home Sales Rise, but Prices Fall
New-home sales increased 1.3 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 307,000, the department said. That was less than half the 700,000 that economists say indicate a healthy housing...
View ArticleYou’re the Boss Blog: A Dressmaker Tries to Deliver the Right Dress at the...
She Owns It Portraits of women entrepreneurs. As she works to get a handle on pricing, Susan Parker, a member of our business group, weighs the competing interests of art and commerce. On the one hand,...
View ArticleEconomix Blog: Where the Jobs for the Young Are and Aren’t
In three regions – the upper Midwest, New England and the area around Washington – the job market for younger adults is considerably stronger than in the rest of the country. These three regions are...
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