Global tech spending seen slipping 1 pct in 2014

LAS VEGAS — The Consumer Electronics Association estimates that global spending on technology will slip 1 percent in 2014 to $1.06 trillion as the lower average selling price of smartphones and tablets offsets unit growth in markets like China. The...

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Missing man in AP photo heading home with family

WASHINGTON — A missing man who was reunited with his family after he was photographed while pressed against a steam vent to keep warm in downtown Washington is on his way back home to upstate New York. Family friend Peter Gugino (guh-GEE-noh) says 20-year-old...

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US factory orders up on planes, business spending

WASHINGTON — U.S. factories orders climbed in November, led by a surge in aircraft demand. And businesses stepped up spending on machinery, computers and other long-lasting goods, a sign of investment that could fuel economic growth. Factory orders...

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Mohegan Sun reaches labor pact with unions

BOSTON — Mohegan Sun has reached agreements with two labor groups to hire union carpenters and tradesmen should it win approval to build a casino in Revere. The company also said Sunday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with several other...

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US services index slips on sharp fall in orders

WASHINGTON — U.S. service companies expanded at a steady but slightly slower pace in December as sales dipped and new orders plunged to a four-year low. The report suggests economic growth may remain modest in the coming months. The Institute for Supply...

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Correction: Health Overhaul-Rural Challenges story

FREEPORT, Fla. — In a story Jan. 4 about rural health, The Associated Press erroneously attributed a quote to Kevin Riley, a former vice president and spokesman for Florida Blue. The following information should have been attributed to Jon Urbanek, the...

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Stocks trade mixed on Wall Street

NEW YORK — Stocks were mixed Monday morning at the start of the first full week of trading of the year, extending their sluggish start to 2014. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 fell one point, or 0.1 percent, to 1,830, as of 10:51 a.m. Eastern....

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Mass. gas prices up another penny

BOSTON — The cost of a gallon of gasoline in Massachusetts has inched up another penny in the past week. AAA Southern New England reported Monday that self-serve, regular is now selling for an average of $3.47 per gallon. Current in-state prices are...

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Boeing 787 deliveries beat goal last year

CHICAGO — Boeing delivered 65 of its 787s last year, even though deliveries were halted for a four months because of battery problems. Boeing was able to step up the pace once deliveries resumed in May, and it handed over 25 of the jets during the final...

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World stocks struggling on US data, Fed concern

LONDON — World markets were struggling Monday after a mixed batch of indicators from the U.S., the world's largest economy. The report from the Institute for Supply Management showed that sales in the U.S. services sector dipped and new order plunged...

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