NEW YORK -- At first blush the Medicare drug benefit seniors began signing up for on Tuesday seems like a pharmaceutical executive's dream: Millions of people who formerly lacked drug coverage suddenly having the means to buy medicines.

NEW YORK -- California officials approved SBC Communications Inc.'s purchase of AT&T Corp. on Friday, clearing the final regulatory hurdle for the $16 billion deal and opening the way for the historic telephone merger to close immediately.

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. -- It only seems as if it's been part of Thanksgiving dinner forever.

"What will I wear today?" It's a question most women ask themselves every morning. And Wal-Mart thinks they have the answer. The bargain-priced behemoth has taken a well-heeled step in a new direction.

Bookends Bookstore adds used books section to its downtown Napa location

Charles Bogue