Consumer confidence declined in February, hurt in part by increased pessimism about the jobs outlook and the economy, reversing two straight monthly gains.
The state's No. 4 natural gas marketer has agreed to a merger with the fifth-ranked company, creating a gas retailer serving more than 267,000 customers in Georgia.
The satellite TV companies behind DirecTV and the Dish Network have developed a plan to let their merged company offer local channels across the country.
The world's top aircraft makers have little new business to boast about at the first major air show since the Sept. 11 terror attacks threw the airlines into their worst crisis in more than a decade, but some said Tuesday they may have hit bottom.
Fewer farms and ranches dotted the nation last year, a decline spurred by bad weather, competition for land and lower commodity prices, the government said.
Former Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling, whose veracity has been questioned by lawmakers, faces questioning before a skeptical Congress again Tuesday - this time along with other Enron officials whose versions of events conflict with his.
Alan Singletary isn't quite sure how he'll pay next month's rent - a bewildering predicament for a middle-aged wage earner used to middle-class security.
Lowe's Companies Inc., the nation's second-largest home improvement retailer, said Monday that its fourth-quarter profit rose 55 percent, fueled largely by the eagerness of American consumers to invest more money in their homes.
In one of a growing number of huge computer outsourcing deals, American Express Co. will pay IBM Corp. more than $4 billion to run its information technology operations for seven years.
