Business

Follow our blogs on Twitter: .biz blog | Centsible Saver | Tech Junkie | Mouthful | Green Scene | Warm TV

North Carolina will receive $338 million in the settlement, more than half of which will go toward principal reduction or other help for struggling homeowners.

Modified: 02/09/12 11:22:44 AM

House-Senate negotiations on extending jobless benefits and a two percentage point cut in the payroll tax remained stalled Thursday, despite a proposal in which Democrats urged a modest six-week cut in the maximum time unemployed workers can receive jobless benefits.

Modified: 02/09/12 01:18:17 PM

A UNC Board of Governors committee today approved tuition and fee increases for 2012-13 and tuition increases for in-state undergraduates in 2013-14.

Modified: 02/09/12 12:31:02 PM
gallery
UNC Board of Governors considers tuition hikes | 01.12.12
PDF
College tuition and fees

A mid-sized manufacturer is planning a significant expansion this year. Syracuse Plastics of North Carolina wants to build out its Cary downtown-area plant by about half, encouraged by an apparently stabilizing economy and new trade trends.

Modified: 02/09/12 12:27:15 PM

The number of people seeking unemployment aid neared a four-year low last week, a positive sign that strong hiring could continue in the coming months.

Modified: 02/09/12 09:38:36 AM

Agribusiness giant Syngenta posted double-digit gains in revenue and net income for 2011.

Modified: 02/09/12 11:02:24 AM

Chinese PC maker Lenovo continued to defy a sluggish market in its fiscal third quarter, posting a 44 percent gain in sales and a 54 percent jump in profits that blew past analysts' expectations.

Modified: 02/09/12 10:22:32 AM
Local/State More

Cigarette maker Lorillard Inc. said Thursday that its net income grew nearly 20 percent in the fourth quarter as it sold more cigarettes at higher prices.

Modified: 02/09/12 10:08:16 AM
Economy More

The number of people seeking unemployment aid neared a four-year low last week, a positive sign that strong hiring could continue in the coming months.

Modified: 02/09/12 09:38:36 AM
Consumer/Retail More

After months of painstaking talks, the nation's biggest banks have agreed to a $26 billion settlement that could provide relief to more than two million current and former American homeowners harmed by the bursting of the housing bubble, state and federal officials said.

Modified: 02/09/12 06:20:58 AM
Technology More

Chinese PC maker Lenovo continued to defy a sluggish market in its fiscal third quarter, posting a 44 percent gain in sales and a 54 percent jump in profits that blew past analysts' expectations.

Modified: 02/09/12 10:22:32 AM
Real Estate More

After months of painstaking talks, the nation's biggest banks have agreed to a $26 billion settlement that could provide relief to more than two million current and former American homeowners harmed by the bursting of the housing bubble, state and federal officials said.

Modified: 02/09/12 06:20:58 AM

Contact N&O business staff

Mary Cornatzer, business/Capitol editor
(919) 829-4755

David Bracken, assistant business/Capitol editor
(919) 829-4572

Newsroom main number: (919) 829-4520

All newsroom contacts

Get business updates

Keep up with the latest business stories with our free e-mail newsletter, delivered straight to your inbox!

- it's free!

- it's free!

- it's free!

Hot Deals View All
Find a Car
Go
Top Jobs View All

Find a Job
Go
Featured Homes View All
Find a Home
Go
FORECLOSURES RISE IN TRIANGLE
Foreclosures have spread to many communities in the region over the past year.
Read the story | Database: Look up filings in the Triangle

A 12-Step Guide To Marketing
Read the Savvy Marketing series. Learn why bad times are the best times to promote a business.
Low road to high finance
Click here to read McClatchy's series on Goldman Sachs
Special Advertising Sections
Selected Local Stocks

Print Ads