For several years Intuit lobbyists have tried to kill a state program that allows some California residents, mostly low-income taxpayers, to have the state tax board fill out their tax returns for free -- competition for Intuit's popular TurboTax software

Boston Sand & Gravel will now be powered almost completely by clean energy.The company announced its 110 kilowatt solar energy plant is now operational. The solar power plant was manufactured and installed by Evergreen Solar.

Nutricia, the company behind children's food brands including Cow & Gate, has had ad campaigns for two baby milk products banned by the advertising watchdog for misleading consumers over claims that they "support" a child's immune system.

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President Obama may have spoken out against assessing carbon tariffs on goods entering the United States that are produced in countries without adequate control of their greenhouse gas emissions, but speaking in China, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke

"The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday said the government's annual deficit reached almost $1.1 trillion by the end of June, a once-unthinkable level that could threaten any nascent economic recovery by undermining the dollar and driving up interest rate

PETRA SOLAR IS THE FIRST BUSINESS AWARDED FUNDING UNDER NEW JERSEY'S CLEAN ENERGY MANUFACTURING FUND, a New Program Supporting Manufacturing of Innovative Clean Energy Technologies. South Plainfield-based Petra Solar, Inc. is the first business

Edible birds' nests are the handiwork of the swiftlet, a small bird found mostly in Southeast Asia that builds its nests from its saliva. Bird's-nest soup is an expensive delicacy served across the Chinese-speaking world.

Banks are quietly changing the terms of millions of credit card accounts as they brace for a tough new law that will limit rate hikes. The law will restrict interest rate hikes unless a card has a variable rate, so banks are doing away with fixed rates.

Pope Benedict on Tuesday called for a radical rethinking of the global economy, criticizing a growing divide between rich and poor and urging the establishment of a "world political authority" to oversee the economy and work for the "common good."