WASHINGTON -- Given its history, perhaps New York should be wary.

A decade ago, New York state granted aluminum producer Alcoa a 30-year discounted electricity deal worth an estimated $5.6 billion. In exchange, the company promised to retain 900 existing jobs in Massena, near the Canadian border, for three decades. By 2014, the jobs were down ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Newcomers dominated the box office over the weekend, with Lionsgate's comedy "Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween" and Warner Bros.' sci-fi spectacle "Geostorm" claiming the top two spots.

Perry's sequel debuted in first place, raking in an estimated $21.6 million in the U.S. and Canada, according to figures from measurement ...Read more

So among other cybersecurity worries, now we're all wondering how the stolen Equifax data -- which includes Social Security numbers -- might drive up tax refund fraud.

But IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said last week he's doubtful the Equifax breach will make a noticeable difference in tax-related ID scams. That's because a significant amount ...Read more

SEATTLE -- The Seattle area woke up Sept. 7 to the news that Amazon planned to set up a second, equal headquarters, raising the prospect of a dramatic split between America's fastest-growing company and its hometown.

The area delivered its pitch for Amazon to stay at home on Thursday: a 522-page document that most expect to amount to a futile ...Read more

JetBlue Airways is removing its fares and schedules from 11 online travel booking sites, saying the move will cut costs and help keep fares low.

The decision follows the lead of Southwest Airlines, which has long kept its booking information from some of the most popular online travel sites. Delta Air Lines also began a few years ago to pull ...Read more

CHICAGO -- Chicago's new Apple store is thrillingly transparent, elegantly understated and a boon to the city's riverfront.

With its huge sheets of laminated glass and an ultra-thin roof of lightweight carbon fiber the store, opening Friday, is simultaneously present and absent, there and not there. From North Michigan Avenue, you look through ...Read more

The sky-high cost of prescription meds was back in the spotlight last week. First, President Donald Trump said drug prices "are out of control" and drug companies are "getting away with murder."

Then came news that the country's second-largest health insurer, Anthem, will partner with CVS to launch its own pharmacy-benefit management business, ...Read more

As the weather cools and drivers put away their summer tires and dreams of muscle car glory, Ford and Michelin provide cause for hope: The fastest ever Mustang GT is coming for 2018, thanks to a quick-shifting new transmission and sticky performance tires.

The 2018 Mustang GT will accelerate from zero to 60 mph in less than 4 seconds, the kind ...Read more

Five earnings seasons ago, the Securities and Exchange Commission told publicly traded companies how they should be explaining their financial results so investors can better understand them. With hundreds of companies releasing their quarterly results in the weeks ahead, the SEC has sent a reminder.

In the world of corporate accounting, this ...Read more

SEATTLE -- Microsoft is making a move into Green Bay Packers country, expanding its efforts to bring digital connectivity and tech training to small cities and rural areas across the country.

The company announced a partnership with the NFL team Thursday to launch a technology initiative in the Packer's hometown of Green Bay, Wis.

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WASHINGTON -- The fiery editorials of Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. chief political analyst Boris Epshteyn will be beamed into seven in 10 American living rooms if the company is allowed to complete a merger that would transform it into a nationwide conservative TV juggernaut.

But Sinclair's proposed $3.9 billion purchase of Tribune Media Co. ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- Just a day after Leandre Garner took out insurance for his 2007 Chrysler 300, he filed a claim, saying the car had been damaged in a parking lot and needed more than $4,000 in repairs. But insurance investigators figured out that his car already was damaged, and in 2013 authorities charged the Tacoma, Wash-area man with filing a ...Read more

SEATTLE -- In the six weeks since Amazon said it was seeking a site for a second headquarters, cities have preened. They've sent delegations to Seattle, bragged about their university engineering programs and tried to ship cactuses to Jeff Bezos.

Thursday evening, the curtain will close on the first act of Amazon's civic beauty pageant.

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Ever wonder about the financial logistics of retiring abroad?

Travel websites make it sound so alluring. "Retire on a shoestring in Belize!" "Check out the freebies for ex-pats in Panama!"

It brings to mind an episode of "The Simpsons" in which Homer, after watching a promotional video, convinces Marge to move to the idyllic Cypress Creek ...Read more