A gallon of gas in Massachusetts plummets 6 cents

BOSTON — The price of a gallon of gas in Massachusetts has plummeted by 6 cents in the past week to its lowest level of the year. AAA Southern New England reported Monday that self-serve, regular has dropped to an average of $3.32 per gallon, 2 cents...

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APNewsBreak: Casino workers to protest Taj demands

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The main casino workers' union in Atlantic City plans to block traffic in a demonstration Wednesday to protest efforts by the owners of the Taj Mahal casino to eliminate workers' pensions and health care. Local 54 of the Unite-HERE...

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Room escape attractions growing in US

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — I like to think of myself as relatively quick-witted, but I started having serious doubts about my cleverness as I stood handcuffed to my new Russian friend, trying get out of a prison cell. It wasn't a real prison cell, which is...

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Mipcom: CBS, Germany's ProSiebenSat.1 extend deal

In the run-up to next week's TV content market Mipcom, CBS Studios Intl. and Germany's ProSiebenSat.1 Group have inked a multi-year extension of their content licensing agreement that will bring CBS's programming to ProSiebenSat.1 channels throughout...

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Iran frees wife of jailed Washington Post reporter

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran has released the wife of a Washington Post reporter after arresting the two journalists in July, her newspaper said Monday. The National newspaper said Yeganeh Salehi, 30, was released on bail, while her husband, Washington...

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US stocks open higher on corporate deals

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are opening higher as investors welcome the latest batch of corporate deal news. Hewlett-Packard rose 5 percent after the big technology company agreed to split in two companies. Medical equipment maker Becton, Dickinson and...

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Hilton selling Waldorf Astoria New York for $1.95B

MCLEAN, Va. — Hilton Worldwide is selling the Waldorf Astoria New York to Chinese insurance company Anbang Insurance Group Co. for $1.95 billion. Hilton will continue to manage the storied hotel for the next 100 years as part of an agreement with Anbang....

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Hewlett-Packard splits off PC, printer businesses

NEW YORK — Hewlett-Packard is splitting itself into two companies, one focused on its personal computer and printing business and another on technology services such as data storage, servers and software, betting that it can drive faster sales growth...

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US stocks edge up as investors weigh company deals

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks edged mostly higher Monday as encouraging corporate news was offset by slumping energy stocks. Hewlett-Packard rose after announcing that it would split itself into two companies. Medical equipment maker Carefusion surged after...

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Study: Chesapeake cleanup would bring $22B boon

WASHINGTON — The Chesapeake Bay region would reap an additional $22.5 billion a year from improved hurricane protection, crab and fish production and climate stability if the Obama administration's contested plan to clean up the watershed proceeds, an...

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