Snow had already started falling in eastern Colorado and parts of Kansas early on Saturday, according to AccuWeather.com senior meteorologist Tom Kines. Interstate-70 was closed from east of Denver to the Kansas state line because of blowing and drifting snow, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
March 20- Wal-Mart Stores Inc said it is tripling the number of U.S. stores in a pilot program that lets shoppers scan items with their iPhones and pay at self-checkout counters. Walmart's "Scan& Go" program will soon be in more than 200 stores, up from about 70. The pilot began near its home office in Bentonville, Arkansas in late 2012, then expanded to Atlanta.
March 20- Wal-Mart Stores Inc said it is tripling the number of U.S. stores in a pilot program that lets shoppers scan items with their iPhones and pay at self-checkout counters. Walmart's "Scan& Go" program will soon be in more than 200 stores, up from about 70. The pilot began near its home office in Bentonville, Arkansas in late 2012, then expanded to Atlanta.
DENVER, March 19- A Fox News journalist ordered to testify about confidential sources she cited in a story about the 2012 Colorado theater massacre is seeking a postponement to appeal the ruling, court documents made public on Tuesday showed.
NEW YORK, March 15- The Pinterest page for Brian Wruk's advisory firm has little in the way of investment advice- and not just because he is concerned about sticky compliance issues.
U.S. stocks slipped on Friday, weighed by a decline in JPMorgan Chase shares after the bank was hit by a one-two punch of bad news and as investors paused just below the S&P 500' s record high. **BANK OF AMERICA CORP, $12.46, up 3 pct** JPMORGAN CHASE& CO, $49.38, down 3 pct** BB&T CORP, $30.97, down 2 pct** MORGAN STANLEY, $23.26, up 2 pct.
NEW YORK, March 15- The Pinterest page for Brian Wruk's advisory firm has little in the way of investment advice- and not just because he is concerned about sticky compliance issues.
*Investors pour more money into floating-rate bond funds. NEW YORK, March 13- U.S. bond investors have for years feasted on the steady gains in fixed-rate debt, but with the economy recovering and yields drifting upward, their taste is shifting to niche products like floating-rate instruments.
Two Miami companies, The Opium Group and Miami Marketing Group, which own eight nightclubs, including LIV inside the historic, art deco Fontainebleau Hotel, were recently purchased by Sillerman, according to a spokesman.
*More than 1,000 flights canceled in and out of Chicago. MINNEAPOLIS, March 5- A late winter storm dumped heavy snow on the midwestern United States on Tuesday, contributing to numerous highway crashes and flight cancellations as it moved east toward the Ohio Valley and the mid-Atlantic states.
MINNEAPOLIS, March 5- A blizzard dumped heavy snow on the midwestern United States, disrupting highway and air travel on Tuesday as it moved east toward the Ohio Valley and the mid-Atlantic states. Heavy snow and patches of ice made driving difficult along the highways in parts of North Dakota, Minnesota and northwest Illinois on Tuesday.
*Mining's altered landscape is theme of PDAC convention. TORONTO, March 1- The euphoria that dominated the global mining industry in recent years, when rapid Chinese growth sent metal prices soaring, is fully spent.
Kansas bore the brunt of the storm, with up to 15 inches of snow in some parts of the state, according to the National Weather Service. A 200- mile stretch of Interstate 70 in central Kansas was closed and strewn with cars stuck in snow.
TORONTO, Feb 21- Newmont Mining Corp, the No. 1 U.S. gold producer, said on Thursday that a more disciplined approach to spending and cost cuts is its top priority as leadership of the company shifts to Gary Goldberg, who takes over as chief executive on March 1.
TORONTO, Feb 21- Newmont Mining Corp, the No. 1 U.S. gold producer, reported on Thursday a smaller-than-expected 4 percent drop in adjusted fourth-quarter profit on lower metal production and higher operating costs, which it vowed to bring under control.
Feb 21- United Continental Holdings said on Thursday it was taking Boeing Co's grounded 787 Dreamliner out of its flying plans through June 5, except for the Denver to Tokyo Narita route scheduled for a tentative launch on May 12.
Feb 21- United Continental Holdings said on Thursday it was taking Boeing Co's grounded 787 Dreamliner out of its flying plans through June 5, except for the Denver to Tokyo Narita route now scheduled for a tentative launch on May 12.
Winter storm warnings and advisories were in place for much of the central and southern Plains and into the upper Midwest and Mississippi River Valley as the storm moved east, packing snow, sleet and freezing rain, the National Weather Service said.
*Wal-Mart climbs after earnings, Safeway soars. NEW YORK, Feb 21- U.S. stocks fell on Thursday and were on track for their biggest two-day decline since November as weak data suggested expectations for economic growth were overly optimistic.