U.S. refiner Sunoco Inc said on Tuesday it is examining pipes and systems at its U.S. facilities in the wake of a May fire at its 178,000-barrel-per-day Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, refinery.
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Stocks rose moderately on Friday after a mixed payrolls report that showed U.S. employers cut fewer-than-expected jobs in August even as the unemployment rate hit a 26-year high.
The contraction in the U.S. services sector eased last month, with a gauge of activity hitting its highest point in nearly a year, a further suggestion that a modest economic recovery was under way.
A Chinese sovereign fund could take a stake in French state-controlled nuclear reactor maker Areva CEPFi.PA., French daily Les Echos reported.
The contraction in the U.S. services sector eased last month, with a gauge of activity hitting its highest point in nearly a year, a further suggestion that a modest economic recovery was under way.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc and Leucadia National Corp agreed to buy Capmark Financial Group Inc's mortgage loan and servicing business for as much as $490 million, increasing exposure to a possible U.S. housing recovery.
Canada's Superior Plus Corp said it agreed to buy Pennsylvania-based Sunoco Inc's retail heating oil and propane distribution business for about $82.5 million in cash, to expand its fuel distribution business in the United States.
AMR Corp's American Airlines said on Tuesday it would cut 921 flight attendant jobs, part of a previously announced capacity cut as the industry struggles with flagging demand.
Philadelphia will take out a $275 million short-term loan from JPMorgan Chase to pay vendors that have gone without compensation since July because of one of the the worst budget crises in nearly 50 years, Democratic Mayor Michael Nutter said on Tuesday.
Stocks declined on Monday, pressured as a sharp drop in Chinese equities led to weakness in the energy sector.
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NEW YORK - Exelon Corp's 619-megawatt Oyster Creek nuclear power unit in New Jersey was back at full power early Monday, up from about 50 percent of capacity early Friday, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in its power reactor status report.
There's no stopping it. If the latest generation has its way, the work force that fuels tomorrow's small businesses may largely be a stay-at-home crowd.
A common gene variation explains why many people are not helped by the widely prescribed blood thinner Plavix, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday in a study confirming earlier research and paving the way for tests to screen patients before they get the drug.
Mayor Michael Nutter detailed on Thursday what he said will be the deepest cuts in public services for more than half a century, needed to balance the fiscal 2010 budget and the city's financial plan for the next five years.
A small plane ferrying medical specimens crashed near Teterboro Airport, New Jersey on Friday morning and the two men on board were seriously injured.
The University of Pittsburgh says Tuesday it won't accept George Sodini's estate gift.
Oil rose more that 3 percent to top $69 a barrel on Tuesday as stronger-than-expected earnings results lifted equities and boosted optimism about the economy.
The Miss Black USA title holder, Shanya Rudd, from Pennsylvania said she is no pageant girl and that winning the 2009 title on August 3 caught her by surprise.
Buddhist monks and Catholic nuns boost their brain power through meditation and prayer, but even atheists can enjoy the mental benefits that believers derive from faith, according to a popular neuroscience author.
U.S. stocks could extend last week's retreat after a four-week advance as the earnings season winds down and investors search for signs that consumer spending will help sustain an economic recovery.
