... figures are available from the International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers. Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer, director of the Center for Automotive Research in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, said capacity will need to shift to emerging markets such ...

LITTLE ROCK Arkansas' unemployment rate last month was 7 percent, a significantly lower figure than the national rate of 9.4 percent and a statistic that on its face suggests the effects of the recession have been less severe in Arkansas than in much of the country.

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WASHINGTON Senators are considering limiting but not eliminating the tax-free status of employer-provided health benefits to help pay for President Barack Obama's plan to provide coverage to 50 million uninsured Americans.

Frauenthal & Schwarz Inc. published a big advertisement that listed possible gift choices for as little as 15 cents up to $1.95. Some of the choices were as follows: For 15-25 cents you could buy paring knives, 1,2,3 quart aluminum sauce pans, 8-ring muffin pans,

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Arkansas' natural gas reserves helped keep the state economy afloat in 2008 while huge job losses and budget deficits were recorded elsewhere in the country and the federal government shelled out billions of dollars to prop up banks and car manufacturers.

... generally declines by about 2.7 percent annually during longer recessions, said Patrick Rooney, interim executive director of the Center on Philanthropy. But data is not available yet for 2008, and he cautioned that philanthrophy is a persistent ...

Conway's new city jail had its first official visitor yesterday. Prisoner No. 1 was a woman, who had walked into town about 2 a.m. wearing only one shoe. She told officers she had a nervous spell and had been left in the road several miles southwest of Conway earlier in the night.

... innovation," said John Palfrey, the Harvard Law School professor who chaired the group. Jeffrey Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy, a Washington-based consumer advocacy group, has been critical of the report because ...

The natural gas industry has been welcome in Faulkner County since its arrival a few years ago brought promise of wealth to the area and individuals, but now some fear a slowdown in production.