Financial system much safer after overhaul, Geithner says WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is pushing back against critics of the 2010 financial overhaul, saying tighter regulations are making the financial system stronger and safer. Geithner said Thursday that banks now face much tougher limits on how much risk they can take, and new rules […]

NEW YORK – AOL and the Huffington Post are launching a live video network that aims to combine broadcast news with social media. The Huffington Post Streaming Network was previewed Thursday at AOL’s Manhattan headquarters. The online network will launch this summer, streaming news video live 12 hours a day on weekdays, expanding to 16 […]

Facebook’s revenue total disappoints some people, because it generates only about $4.39 per user.

BALTIMORE – Offshore wind farms from New Jersey to Virginia took a big step closer to reality with the completion of a review that showed the renewable energy source would not cause major environmental damage, officials said Thursday. Obama administration Interior Secretary Ken Salazar also said his department was trying to speed up the process […]

LOS ANGELES – For days, the speculation has been rampant: Which Mexican food chain — identified only as “Restaurant Chain A” by federal investigators last month — was linked to a large salmonella outbreak late last year? This week, Food Safety News named Taco Bell as the chain in question. In October and November, at […]