
Money
United Airlines workers ratify new contracts
United Airlines workers have ratified a set of new contracts that will increase their pay and benefits over the next five years. A ...
9 years ago
New Jersey-based mortgage company to pay $113M to US government in settlement
Freedom Mortgage has agreed to pay $113 million to the U.S. government to settle allegations that it failed to comply with federal rules ...
9 years ago
Newark mayor: Deal reached with Uber to operate in city
Newark’s mayor says he’s reached a deal with ride-hailing company Uber to operate in New Jersey’s largest city. ...
9 years ago
Experts tell NHTSA to slow down on self-driving cars
Engineers, safety advocates and even automakers have a message for federal regulators eager to get self-driving cars on the road: slow do ...
9 years ago
Feds: Payday lender charged 700 percent interest on loans
The head of a payday lending enterprise accused of charging as much as 700 percent interest on short-term loans has been indicted on fede ...
9 years ago
Aramark to keep headquarters in Philly, home since ’61
Food services giant Aramark says it has decided to keep its global headquarters in Philadelphia. Chief executive Eric Foss said Th ...
9 years ago
To narrow ‘homework gap,’ FCC approves subsidy to help needy students access internet
The Federal Communications Commission passed a landmark ...
9 years ago
ListenRatings agencies take dim view of Pa.’s fiscal future
When Pennsylvania’s finances are the subject of partisan debate, it helps to turn to the analyses of the ratings agencies that judg ...
9 years ago
Following terror attacks, Pa. lawmakers take another stab at statewide E-Verify law
Recent ISIS-backed terrorist attacks in Brussels attacks provided a jumping-off point for a troika of immigration reform bills introduced ...
9 years ago
ListenNissan recalling vehicles for fuel pump that stops working
Nissan is expanding a recall of 2014 Rogue vehicles to fix a fuel pump problem that can prevent the engine from starting or cause the eng ...
9 years ago
Tiny Vermont brings food industry to its knees on GMO labels
The announcement by General Mills that it will start labeling foods that contain genetically modified ingredients shows the industry migh ...
9 years ago
DC people’s counsel opposes latest Exelon-Pepco proposal
The people’s counsel for the District of Columbia says she can’t accept a proposal by power companies Exelon and Pepco to sal ...
9 years ago
FDA expands use of Pfizer drug for rare form of lung cancer
The Food and Drug Administration expanded approval of a Pfizer drug to treat a small subset of lung cancer patients with a rare mutation. ...
9 years ago
Pennsylvania turns to happiness for new state tourism motto
Pennsylvania is turning to the Declaration of Independence to inspire its new tourism motto. State officials unveiled the slogan & ...
9 years ago
Pa. jobless rate at 4.6%, lowest in 8.5 years
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate has dipped one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.6 percent, the lowest since September 2007. ...
9 years ago