The Colorado Springs Gazette

US stocks futures edge higher

U.S. stock futures edged higher in pre-market trading Tuesday, following slight gains in markets from Asia to Europe. KEEPING SCORE: Dow Jones industrial average futures rose 11 points, or 0.1 percent, to 16,424 as of. Standard & Poor's 500 index futures rose one point, also 0.1 percent, to 1,878. Nasdaq futures edged up six points, or 0.2...
US House committee investigating GM recall

DETROIT (AP) — A congressional committee is investigating the way General Motors and a federal safety agency handled a deadly ignition switch problem in compact cars. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton of Michigan says the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration received a large number of complaints about the...
EBay CEO Donahoe's total pay for 2013 sinks 53 pct

EBay CEO John Donahoe's compensation for 2013 sank 53 percent compared to 2012, when the e-commerce company gave its leader more than $23 million in stock awards. EBay also chopped a performance-based bonus payment for Donahoe and other executives. It says the company's financial performance last year and its positioning at the start of 2014...
Stocks waver in early trade; Teen retailers slide

Stocks are little changed in early trading as investors pick over earnings reports from retailers and other U.S. companies. The Standard & Poor's 500 index was down a point at 1,876 in the first few minutes of trading Tuesday. The S&P 500 closed at record highs three times last week. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 11 points, or 0.1...
US wholesaler sales fall 1.9 percent in January

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale businesses in January suffered their steepest sales drop in nearly five years, yet they continued to increase their stockpiles. This suggests that companies expect the economy to roar back after experiencing an abrupt winter slowdown. The Commerce Department says wholesalers boosted stockpiles 0.6 percent in...
US wholesalers boost stockpiles 0.6 pct in Jan., despite biggest sales drop since March 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) — US wholesalers boost stockpiles 0.6 pct in Jan., despite biggest sales drop since March 2009.
Dick's 4Q revenue tops Street on holiday strength

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter net income rose 7 percent benefiting from strong sales during the critical holiday selling period. Its revenue rose 8 percent, topping analysts' expectations. The stock rose in premarket trading on Tuesday. The sporting goods company — which runs Golf Galaxy...
Historic Craftwood Inn in Manitou Springs closes, victim of recent fires and floods

The Craftwood Inn has fallen victim the ravages of recent fires and floods in Manitou Springs. Owner Dave Symonds closed the restaurant on Sunday. Symonds bought the already established restaurant at 404 El Paso Blvd. in 2003. The space has been a restaurant since 1940. He could not be reached for comment. The closure was apparently...
More choices, more rides bring transit renaissance

LOS ANGELES (AP) — With more trains and buses to take, and the appeal of using travel time for pursuits other than dodging traffic, Americans are taking greater advantage of a renaissance in public transit, according to a new report. The number of rides taken on public buses, trains and subways has fully recovered from a dip during the Great...
Correction: Gulf-US Economy story

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In a story March 9 about the U.S. secretary of commerce's trade mission to the Middle East, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Penny Pritzker is on her first trip outside of North America since being named commerce secretary. It is her first trade mission outside of North America since being...