Fundraising Numbers Illuminate Race for the Republican Presidential Nomination

Fundraising numbers for race for the presidency tell a mixed tale.

Big-Name Drugs Are Falling Off The ‘Patent Cliff’

Some of the most popular and expensive brand-name drugs are about to go generic. Take Lipitor, for example. In November, the heart drug comes off-patent — and by next June, there are likely to be multiple generic versions. With almost $11 billion in sales last year, it’s the largest blockbuster to fall off what analysts [...]

Latino Republicans Find Party A Tough Sell

President Obama is on a campaign swing through the West this week, making stops in California, Nevada and Colorado — all states where Hispanic voters will play a pivotal role in next year’s election. Obama has lost popularity with Latinos recently, mostly due to the economy. But Hispanic voters looking for alternatives find problems with [...]

Housing Crisis A Hot Topic For Presidential Hopefuls

Home prices across the U.S. have dropped 30 percent from their peaks, a downturn that has sapped trillions of dollars in wealth from Americans. Not surprisingly, it’s a hot topic for presidential candidates this campaign season. But so far, new ideas about how to fix the crisis have been scarce. On Monday, President Obama is [...]

U.S. Military Boosts Clean Energy, With Startup Help

With a bill of about $15 billion a year the U.S. military is the largest energy user in the country by far, so the Defense Department has been finding alternative ways to meet its energy needs with help from Silicon Valley. But this partnership between the military and clean tech companies is taking some heat [...]

Labor Worries Rise As Planting Season Nears In Ala.

Alabama farmers are facing a labor crisis because of the state’s new immigration law as both legal and undocumented migrant workers have fled the state since the strict new rules went into effect last month. So far, piecemeal efforts to match the unemployed or work release inmates to farm jobs are not panning out, and [...]

Medicare Enrollment Comes Sooner This Year

If you’re a senior on Medicare — or an adult child responsible for a senior on Medicare — here’s something you should know: The annual “open enrollment” period for joining or changing prescription drug or private health plans is already under way. “It’s much earlier this year. It started on Oct. 15, and it’s going [...]

Will Ferrell Wins Nation’s Top Humor Prize In D.C.

The “Saturday Night Live” star who perfected his impersonation of “President George W. Bush” and later took his presidential act to Broadway received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor — the nation’s top humor prize — Sunday night in Washington. Ferrell accepted the prize at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, at an [...]

Playing the Game

Oklahoma City basketball fans got a chance Sunday night to watch some of the NBA’s best play on the hardwood.

Today’s Wall Street Not Much Different From 2008

Top European finance officials met again Sunday in Brussels to try and prevent a financial collapse and save the continent from its debt crisis. Europe’s debt situation differs from what happened in 2008 in the U.S., where banks lent money to fuel an unsustainable housing boom. Still, a default in Europe could have serious consequences [...]