New look for Napa Chamber directory
A glossy, slick-looking, four-color magazine hit Napa's streets recently. It's not a gossip rag, or even a new lifestyle mag. It's the 2007 Napa Chamber of Commerce City Guide and Business Directory.
Nymex begins share sale to public, allows owners to see steep profits
NEW YORK -- The New York Mercantile Exchange, the world's largest energy market, on Friday took the first step in a share sale that would allow its owners to unwind positions at a steep profit.
Silicon Valley whiz kids grapple with build-or-sell dilemma
PALO ALTO -- As Facebook.com's mastermind, Mark Zuckerberg is sitting on a potential gold mine that could make him the next Silicon Valley whiz kid to strike it rich.
Chrysler to balance restructuring with possible sale
DETROIT -- Whatever was normal inside Chrysler's Auburn Hills headquarters is normal no more as top executives simultaneously try to manage a major restructuring plan while selling cars and possibly their company.
Mondern-day swordsmiths craft weapons for history buffs
NEW GLARUS, Wis. -- The scent of burning metal and whine of a grinder drift through the cool, cavernous warehouse as 15 workers forge swords coveted by collectors who long for a piece of medieval history.
Stocks down as oil prices rise; Dow has worst week since mid-August
NEW YORK -- Stocks ended a lackluster week with a moderate decline Friday as higher oil prices weighed on investors' already rickety sentiment and Treasurys rallied amid concerns about a meltdown in the subprime mortgage market.
Boeing, Lockheed vie for Air Force contract
WASHINGTON -- Lockheed Martin Corp. and Boeing Co. will vie this spring for a multibillion-dollar contract to supply the Air Force with up to 32 next-generation global positioning satellites.