Real Deals:  When a real estate deal doesn't turn out as planned, there are two things that you can be fairly certain will occur: Monday-morning quarterbacking and finger-pointing.

U.S. stock futures are falling after Greek leaders failed to accept the entire batch of new austerity measures demanded by creditors, leaving its bailout in limbo.

Squeezed by a tight job market, young Americans are especially struggling. They have suffered bigger income losses than other age groups and are less likely to be employed than at any time since World War II.

Move over, coffee and Red Bull. The next big thing may be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube - something critics say is not without its risks.

A Caterpillar spokesman on Wednesday would not confirm an Associated Press report that the heavy equipment maker plans to locate a new plant near Cary.

The $2.7 billion debt that North Carolina has incurred to pay unemployment benefits in the wake of the recession has led the N.C. Chamber of Commerce to commission a comprehensive study of the state's unemployment system.

Aldagen, a Durham biotechnology company whose attempts to go public didn't pan out, has been sold in a deal valued at more than $40 million.

A new study released Wednesday by Gov. Bev Perdue said North Carolina had the largest offshore wind resource on the East Coast and that the state should work with industry to develop the wind energy industry.

A Chapel Hill green energy developer has chosen its home base to build one of the state's largest solar energy plants.

Stocks staged an afternoon-long rally and closed higher Wednesday as Greece appeared to close in on the cost-cutting deal it needs to keep from defaulting on its national debt.

Raleigh investment firm Triangle Capital is anticipating net proceeds of $67 million from its latest secondary offering of stock.

A free program to test well water quality in Lee and Chatham counties is getting underway Thursday with two informational sessions in Sanford for interested property owners.