Retailers on Thursday posted sales declines for August as shoppers held back on back-to-school purchases and continued to focus on necessities, raising further concern about the upcoming holiday season. Early reports showed 11 retailers missed analys...

Pending U.S. home sales rose more than expected in July to the highest level in more than two years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of a tax credit that expires this fall. The National Association of Realtors said Tuesday its seasonally...

CVS Caremark says it is making flu shots available starting Tuesday, which is three or four weeks earlier than usual. The company said appointments for the flu vaccine will be available at all 500 of its walk-in MinuteClinics, and at scheduled events...

Car dealers will have a bit more time to get reimbursed for their Cash for Clunkers deals after the government extended the deadline for filing applications for the $3 billion government incentives into Tuesday. All sales under the program ended Mond...

It was a race to the finish for dealers and customers alike as the government's Cash for Clunkers program headed into its final lap on Monday. Over the weekend, car dealers across the country watched their lots grow empty as crowds rushed to trad...

The Long Island Power Authority on Wednesday said it received a $12.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to establish a Smart Energy Corridor along Route 110. The project, a collaboration between LIPA, Stony Brook University and...

When it comes to starting new businesses, New York has fallen behind the nation, a new report states. Only 6 percent of businesses in the Empire State are startups, according to a survey released this week by Babson College and Baruch College of the...

As the insurance giants continue to drop Long Island’s homeowners, a few smaller insurers have seen their business skyrocket in an area once completely dominated by big names such as Allstate and State Farm Insurance. At Interboro Insurance in...

Dr. Marc Werner is conducting a study that eventually will make life easier for ophthalmology patients. It also might be a way to bring patients back to his office. Werner, president of Stahl Eye Center, a full-service ophthalmology practice...

Things are so bad that we’re starting to miss Albany’s good old days, when the governor, state Senate majority leader and Assembly leader hid from public view and concocted a budget deal. Now, with a $3.2 billion deficit looming over elected...