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NEW YORK (AP) — Three former executives conspired to hide a powerhouse law firm's snowballing financial problems from auditors and even their own partners as it headed toward collapse in the nation's biggest law firm bankruptcy, prosecutors said Thursday. Dewey & LeBouef LLP...

SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing Co. said Thursday it is freezing the traditional defined-benefit pensions for 68,000 nonunion employees - including managers and executives - starting in 2016. The Chicago-based aerospace company said in a statement that the employees will transition to a...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Aiming at the heart of President Barack Obama's strategy for fighting climate change, the Republican-controlled House voted Thursday to block the administration's plan to limit carbon pollution from new power plants. The bill targets Obama's proposal for the...

Commodities futures are ending mostly higher, while natural gas futures jumped 3 percent as supplies fell more than expected. Natural gas gained 14 cents to close at $4.66 per 1,000 cubic feet Thursday after the Energy Department said supplies fell by 152 billion cubic feet last week...

WASHINGTON (AP) — ___ Silicon Valley boom eludes many, drives income gap SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The tens of thousands of workers who help fuel the Silicon Valley's tech boom can't make ends meet anymore. Silicon Valley is entering a fifth year of unfettered growth. The median...

NEW YORK (AP) — Publication has been canceled for a planned book based on a popular and anonymous Twitter feed about Goldman Sachs and the financial industry. Touchstone, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced Thursday it would not release John Lefevre's "Straight to Hell: True...

NEW YORK (AP) — Investors were looking for any reason to look past the cold weather that has hampered the U.S. economy in the last few weeks, and they found it. Stocks mostly rose Thursday, lifted by a report that showed the number of people who filed for unemployment benefits fell...

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ANB Bank plans to tear down a former Denny's restaurant at Academy Boulevard and Flintridge Drive and build a new branch on the site - part of ANB's goal of owning its locations instead of leasing them. The new branch, part of the Flintridge Plaza Shopping Center, is targeted to open...

DALLAS (AP) — Delta is providing more details about changes to its frequent-flier program after complaints about the overhaul from some travelers. Starting in 2015, customers will earn miles based on how much they spend, not just miles flown. Delta on Thursday released charts...

Total U.S. money market mutual fund assets fell by $4.08 billion to $2.68 trillion for the week that ended Wednesday, according to the Investment Company Institute. Assets in the nation's retail money market mutual funds increased by $170 million to $916 billion, the Washington-based...