Business News

Orders to U.S. factories rose by 1.6 percent in January, lifted by stronger demand for cars, computers and machinery, providing new evidence that the battered manufacturing sector is turning a corner.

The maker of Wonder Bread has agreed to settle federal charges that it made unsupported advertising claims that calcium in its products could make children's minds work better and improve their memories.

An organization that assists battered women and their children has filed suit against BellSouth.

The Little Rock-based telecommunications company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday that it's leaving 12 competitive local phone markets including some in Georgia.

The accounting industry is building up a lobbying campaign against Enron-related legislative proposals that would put new restrictions on auditors.

Hewlett-Packard Co. got a crucial endorsement for its $22 billion acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp., increasing the companies' chances of completing the biggest merger in high-tech history.

United Airlines mechanics and aircraft cleaners approved a new contract that will give them raises for the first time in eight years.

Steelworkers and their employers say the hefty tariffs President Bush will impose on cheap steel imports give the feeble industry some breathing room but won't provide the protection needed for recovery.

Freezing temperatures have devastated the south Georgia peach crop, but the damage may not be as severe in middle Georgia, where the bulk of the state's peaches are grown.

Oglethorpe Power Corp. has agreed to reduce the number of hours it will operate a proposed electric-generating plant northeast of Columbus under an agreement struck Tuesday with residents who challenged the plant's permit.