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Web sites allow users to outsource virtual errands

A growing number of Web sites are making it easier to outsource virtual errands overseas, making it cheaper to indulge in the luxury of never having to write another thank-you

June 29th, 2008

Area businesses seeing a profit squeeze because of commodities increases

Rising costs for flour, corn, sugar and other commodities are hurting bakeries and food-service businesses.

June 29th, 2008

Gates bids farewell to Microsoft with tears

On his final full day at Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates went on stage to reminisce with his longtime friend Steve Ballmer, and neither man could hold back tears as Ballmer

June 29th, 2008

After-tax incomes and spending show big gains

WASHINGTON - Millions of economic stimulus payments sent after-tax incomes surging in May by the largest amount since a similar recession-fighting effort by Gerald Ford 33 years ago.

June 29th, 2008

Business in the Burbs: Regional probe of H&R Block ends in settlement

An investigation in the Lower Hudson Valley has resulted in a statewide settlement with H&R Block of charges of deceptive advertising practices, the state Attorney General's Office said yesterday.

June 29th, 2008

60 lose jobs at Haverstraw factory

Officials of the Louis Hornick Co., a curtain manufacturing factory in Haverstraw, gathered the employees yesterday and told them the company was laying off everyone except those who worked in

June 29th, 2008

Buffett visits Mount Vernon jewelry business

Warren Buffett, one of the richest men in the world, dropped into Mount Vernon yesterday afternoon without the entourage that accompanies captains of industry.

June 29th, 2008

Westchester cites 98 contractors for working without licenses

Westchester County continued to play tough with unlicensed home building contractors, issuing tickets to 98 of them during a five-week investigation, the county's consumer protection director said yesterday.

June 29th, 2008

9,000 Con Ed workers set to strike Sunday

Nine thousand Consolidated Edison Inc. workers in Westchester County and New York City may go on strike Sunday morning if the sides do not reach agreement on a new contract.

June 29th, 2008

Report says region not immune to national economic downturn

POUGHKEEPSIE - A new report shows the ailing national economy is beginning to takes its toll on the Hudson Valley, a region that heretofore has weathered economic wallops, such as

June 29th, 2008

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