2/8/2013 7:06 AM
US Airways talks with AMR intensify
US Airways Group Inc.’s merger talks with bankrupt American Airlines are intensifying as the sides try to agree on control of a combined company before confidentiality accords expire next week, people familiar with the matter said.

2/7/2013 7:21 AM
Ag-LINK loan app deadline nears
COLUMBUS — Ohio farmers are encouraged to submit online applications for the Ohio Treasury’s 28th year of the Agricultural Linked Deposit Program (Ag-LINK). The deadline is March 13.

2/7/2013 12:00 AM
Saturday mail could end in August
WASHINGTON — Saying it needed to take drastic steps to stem billions of dollars in losses, the Postal Service announced Wednesday it would seek to stop Saturday delivery of letters, a sweeping change in the way the agency operates that immediately drew criticism from postal unions and some businesses.

2/7/2013 1:00 PM
FirstEnergy reports improved safety
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. announced this week that its fleet of power plants, including the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, achieved improved personal safety performance in 2012.

2/7/2013 1:46 AM
Marketing firm honored for ad campaign
An advertising campaign for ProMedica by Toledo marketing firm Hart has been nationally recognized by the Cancer Awareness Advertising Awards Program.

2/7/2013 12:24 AM
Chrysler to form auto loans firm
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Chrysler Group LLC, the automaker controlled by Fiat SpA, agreed to make a U.S. unit of Banco Santander SA its preferred provider for auto loans, replacing Ally Financial Inc.

2/6/2013 4:59 PM
Stocks erase losses
NEW YORK — Stock indexes are ending near the breakeven point on Wall Street, recovering from an early loss.

2/9/2013 9:09 AM
Cat is new Monopoly token
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — The Scottie dog has a new nemesis in Monopoly after fans voted in an online contest to add a cat token to the property trading game, replacing the iron, toy maker Hasbro Inc. announced today.

2/6/2013 2:08 PM
iTunes reaches 25B song purchase
LOS ANGELES — The answer to the trivia question will be: “Monkey Drums (Goskel Vancin Remix) by Chase Buch.” That's the 25-billionth song purchased on iTunes.

2/6/2013 2:40 PM
Plane batteries not unsafe
WASHINGTON  — The use of lithium ion batteries to power aircraft systems isn't necessarily unsafe despite a battery fire in one Boeing 787 Dreamliner and smoke in another, but manufacturers need to build in reliable safeguards, the nation's top aviation safety investigator said today.