Research and Markets: 2012 American Express Travel Service Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) Includes the Terms and ...

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2012 American Express Travel Service Franchise Disclo

Tarter: Could we put industry on a war footing today?

Arthur Herman's new book, "Freedom's Forge: How American Business Produced Victory in WWII," details how U.S. corporations were able to switch gears - and then step on the accelerator - in the 1940s, making "planes, tanks, ships and munitions without throwing the rest of the economy into a tailspin."

Marcos Breton: Despite demographic shifts, we are one

The U.S. Census Bureau says I won't be a minority in California within three years, if not sooner. It also said last week that for the first time in American history, minority births have surpassed white births.

Oregon bans Native American school mascots

Public schools in Oregon must discontinue the use of Native American names, symbols or images as mascots following a State Board of Education vote.

AMR bankruptcy: Analysts see US Airways merger as American's next step

American Airlines steadfastly resisted filing bankruptcy for a decade before finally succumbing last November. Is a merger the next inevitable step for the fiercely independent airline?