A dispute between BellSouth and other local telephone service providers over fees charged for internet calls must be decided in state court, a federal appeals court ruled.
Farmers who hold government quotas that allow them to grow and sell peanuts at inflated prices are organizing to fight a farm bill proposal that would abolish the peanut perk.
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday that there were scattered hopeful signs that the recession could be ending, but he warned that the American economy still faces ``significant risks.''
Delta Air Lines today announced two new promotions for members of its SkyMiles program. Members can earn double miles on all qualifying Delta flights worldwide from Jan. 10, 2002, through March 20, 2002.
Calling a restructuring plan announced Friday ``painful, but necessary,'' Ford Motor Co.'s CEO said the automaker was closing five plants and eliminating four vehicles.
The Federal Reserve demonstrated its worries about the U.S. economy in dramatic fashion last year by undertaking its most aggressive credit easing in nearly two decades.
Wholesale prices, led by a sharp drop in energy costs, fell by 0.7 percent in December, helping to make 2001 the tamest year for inflation at the producer level since 1986.
