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CNBC's John Harwood reports members of both parties are coming up with their strategies on the debt ceiling; and Gov. Gary Herbert, (R-UT), explains how uncertainty over the debt ceiling is affecting Utah's efforts to balance the budget.
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HOUSTON/ SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 1- Renewed strength in refining and chemicals led to higher-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings for Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp, the two largest U.S. oil companies.
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SALT LAKE CITY-- Utah will get $1.39 million in a national settlement covering improper home foreclosures. The settlement targets a company called Lender Processing Services. Lender Processing Services President and CEO Hugh Harris said the settlement is a major step in putting past business practices behind the company.
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WASHINGTON-- Curbing guns can't ensure an end to mass slayings like December's killings of 20 first-graders in Newtown, Conn., but it will reduce firearm deaths, Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday.
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WASHINGTON, Feb 1- Only 11 of the 50 U.S. states have moved to implement new consumer safeguards under President Barack Obama's healthcare law, raising questions about how major health insurance reforms will be enforced, a report released on Friday says.
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*Democrats seen backing away from Medicare enrollment age hike. WASHINGTON, Jan 31- Just months after President Barack Obama's re-election ended Republican hopes of controlling U.S. healthcare policy, one of the most controversial Republican proposals for Medicare is showing signs of rising from the political ashes.
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SALT LAKE CITY-- Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says Utah is recovering from the economic downturn and should continue to ensure it is enacting business-friendly policies. Herbert called on lawmakers to fund the relocation of the Utah State Prison to free up about 700 acres of land for technology companies to set up shop near Draper.
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The South Dakota law is based on centuries-old British law. Adelstein had hoped his cause would be helped by a recent trial in Rapid City that attracted a lot of attention in South Dakota. Former county prosecutor Glenn Brenner was sued by his wife's ex-husband, businessman Douglas Rumpca, claiming Brenner stole Kellie Rumpca from a loving marriage.
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For the three months ended Dec. 31, Headwaters Inc. lost $5.9 million, or 9 cents per share. That compares with a loss of $23.7 million, or 39 cents per share, a year ago. Shares of Headwaters dropped 81 cents, or 8.1 percent, to $9.14 in afternoon trading, after earlier dipping to $9.03.
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WASHINGTON, Jan 28- A long-delayed $50.5 billion aid package for victims of Superstorm Sandy cleared the Senate on Monday, three months after the storm destroyed or damaged hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in coastal New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
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NEW YORK, Jan 28- The dollar fell from 2-1/ 2- year peaks against the yen on Monday in subdued trading as investors locked in profits after the greenback's recent rally, although its uptrend is likely to hold given expectations of further monetary easing in Japan.
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NEW YORK, Jan 28- The dollar fell from 2-1/ 2- year peaks against the yen on Monday as investors consolidated their positions and locked in profits on the greenback's recent rally even as its uptrend is likely to hold given expectations of further monetary easing in Japan.
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WASHINGTON, Jan 28- The U.S. Senate plans to vote on a long-delayed $50.5 billion aid package for victims of Superstorm Sandy on Monday, three months after the storm devastated New Jersey and New York coastlines and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses.
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CHICAGO-- As Illinois becomes the fourth and most populous state to give illegal immigrants permission to drive, nagging concerns remain about whether there are enough safeguards to avoid the identity fraud and other pitfalls other states faced. Pat Quinn signed Illinois' measure into law Sunday in Chicago.
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DENVER-- An appeals court says it won't reconsider a ruling dismissing lawsuits that were filed against the federal government for rescinding oil and gas leases near national parks in Utah. A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in September that energy companies missed a 90- day deadline to sue.
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NEW YORK-- Overstock.com Inc. returned to a profit in the fourth quarter from a loss a year ago as buyers spent more per order. Shares of the Salt Lake City- based company rose $1.15, or 7.5 percent, to close at $16.50 Thursday. The online discount retailer reported net income of $8.7 million, or 37 cents per share, for the three-month period ended Dec. 31.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of SkyWest Inc. tumbled Thursday after a Raymond James analyst downgraded the stock, saying that it recently missed out on a pair of key business opportunities.
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Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah:. Some of the CIA officers who helped hunt down Osama bin Laden were no match for Nicole Kidman's security detail at the Sundance Film Festival.
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PARK CITY, Utah-- Sebastian Junger wishes his latest Sundance Film Festival documentary never had to be made. The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington, "a portrait of his" Restrepo "co-director, who was killed covering fighting in Libya in April 2011.
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Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah:. The business part of show business is in full swing at the Sundance Film Festival, where film buyers are cutting deals to distribute movies playing at the independent-cinema showcase.
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PARK CITY, Utah-- Despite equal representation of male and female filmmakers at this year's Sundance Film Festival, a new study shows there has been little change in the number of women working as directors and producers at the independent-film showcase over the past decade.