The closure of Taft’s Kmart store this spring will have a major impact on the small community southwest of Bakersfield, according to residents.
Sears Holdings Inc., which owns both Kmart and Sears, has announced it is closing 103 stores by April, including the Kmart in Taft located on Gardner Field...
The economy has been growing for the past eight years. What will it take to keep climbing?
According to a recent Standard and Poor's study, one key to continued success is this: Hire more women.
"We've seen a slowdown in women entering and being retained in workforce, and this productivity boost...
Imagine if cigarettes were no longer addictive and smoking itself became almost obsolete; only a tiny segment of Americans still lit up. That’s the goal of an unprecedented anti-smoking plan being carefully fashioned by U.S. health officials.
But the proposal from the Food and Drug Administration could have another unexpected...
China's economic performance beat market expectations in 2017, but will the bullish momentum continue into the new year?
A moderation in GDP growth is the popular view among global investors given a high comparison base, while a more balanced and sustainable economy is expected to take shape faster.
China's economy totaled...
If the shutdown lasts just days or even a couple of weeks, the robust stock market that President Donald Trump has boasted about probably will emerge unscathed. A longer impasse, economists say, could rattle consumer and investor confidence, pulling stocks lower and dragging down the economy.
Economists and investment advisers...
Rocket Lab’s two-stage Electron rocket successfully reached Earth orbit and deployed satellites for the first time today, raising hopes for far more ambitious missions to the moon.
Today’s mission, which went up from Rocket Lab’s launch complex on the tip of New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula, followed up on the company’s...
Researchers using data from NASA’s Cassini mission have discovered a striking similarity between Earth and Saturn’s moon Titan. Just as the surface of Earth’s oceans lies at an average elevation referred to as “sea level”, Titan’s seas also lie at an average elevation. Titan is the only world in...
When Amazon listed the top 20 cities in the running to land its second headquarters and the 50,000 jobs that come with it this week, there were some familiar names.
Indianapolis, Nashville and Columbus, Ohio.
Not on the list: Louisville.
Those other cities are supposed to be Louisville's peers, according to the...
Earlier this month, Coca-Cola shook things up when it announced a dramatic new redesign for Diet Coke cans in addition to new Diet Coke flavors. The beverage company’s latest announcement also has to do with cans, but this time how to clean them up.
For every can or bottle Coca-Cola...
Driving a car into the busiest parts of Manhattan could cost $11.52 under a major proposal prepared for Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo that would make New York the first city in the United States with a pay-to-drive plan.
Similar traffic charges are already used in cities like Singapore, Stockholm, London...
