Tim Devaney

Chick-fil-A chief’s views on marriage alienate gays, Muppets

It's the Muppets and the mayor of Boston against an ex-governor of Arkansas, as comments by a top executive of the Chick-fil-A fast-food chain in defense of Christian values and traditional marriage are cooking up a healthy side order of controversy.

July 24, 2012

Paperwork, 
costs push 
doctors out
 of practices

Doctors are leaving their small private practices to join larger hospitals so they can spend less time dealing with the administrative side of the business and more time with their patients.

July 23, 2012

Nebraskan out to unlock Keystone

In another attempt to move forward with the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, a top House Republican is pushing Congress to approve work on much of the northern portion of the Canada-to-Texas project that has been delayed for years.

July 23, 2012

Lawmakers push Web retailers to collect sales tax

Online retailers are coming under fire from Washington and state governments for not collecting sales tax from customers who purchase goods and services through websites such as Amazon and eBay.

July 18, 2012

Germany ‘has to do as much as we can’

Germany is well-positioned to help its neighbors emerge from the eurozone crisis, but throwing money at the problem can only do so much to help, a top German businessman told a gathering at a Washington think tank Monday.

July 16, 2012

No apology to Romney, Obama campaign official Cutter says

An Obama campaign adviser on Sunday said she will not apologize to Republican rival Mitt Romney for suggesting he might be a felon.

July 15, 2012

Obama camp hits hard on Bain slam

While Republicans on Sunday complained that the Obama campaign's latest round of attacks on Mitt Romney are blatantly untrue, unfair and demeaning to the office of the presidency, Team Obama fired off a blunt response: Stop whining.

July 15, 2012

Workers’ tax burden ends almost a month early

The day when Americans stop working to finance the government is coming a month earlier this year, but anti-tax activist Grover Norquist warns President Obama doesn't deserve any credit.

July 12, 2012

Lawmakers take aim at ATM scams

Capitol Hill lawmakers are moving ahead with legislation that would prevent what critics say are frivolous lawsuits against banks, credit unions and stores that operate ATMs by exploiting a loophole in federal disclosure laws.

July 11, 2012

Congress steps up rate-setting probe

A key House lawmaker said he plans to press both American bankers and U.S. regulators as Congress steps up its probe into a interest-rate-setting scandal that has erupted on both sides of the Atlantic.

July 10, 2012

Time not on clockmaker’s side

Think of him as Grandfather Time. David Lindow is one of the last manufacturers in the country of grandfather clocks. As he practices a venerable craft dating back to the 17th century, the clock may be ticking on yet another American industry battling competition from foreign rivals and from technological innovation that has put market pressure even on the wristwatch.

July 5, 2012

Health care law’s opponents point to cost

The small business lobby that helped spearhead the legal challenge to President Obama's health care law expressed sharp disappointment Thursday over the Supreme Court's rejection of their case.

June 28, 2012

Companies cry foul over new guidance on social media policies

Companies trying to monitor — and control — what their employees are saying about them on Facebook, Twitter and other social media are finding their policies under attack from the Obama administration.

June 25, 2012

Administration seeks better trade with Russia

The way the Obama administration tells it, improving trade relations with Russia as it prepares to enter the World Trade Organization would be in America's best interest.

June 21, 2012

Top business executives see new obstacles to recovery

America's business leaders are losing faith in the economy's ability to produce a strong recovery by the end of the year.

June 20, 2012

What’s beneath the surface of Microsoft’s tablet?

Microsoft's plan to build the first tablet computer in its history signals a possible sea change in the software giant's strategy and risks angering some of its long-standing partners such as Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co.

June 19, 2012

Median net worth declined 35%

For the second time in as many weeks, the federal government is out with new numbers measuring the toll the Great Recession has taken on the nest eggs of ordinary Americans.

June 18, 2012

Employers take crash course as personal devices overload systems

That iPhone you bring to work to keep busy at the office could be setting up your company for big trouble.

June 18, 2012

Governors state their case for growth

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, just one week removed from his victorious recall election, told a group of business leaders in Washington on Wednesday his state is now "open for business."

June 13, 2012

Facebook investors may get refunds

The Facebook investors who got burned by delays and computer glitches on a chaotic first day of trading could get refunds for the losses they suffered.

June 6, 2012