U.S. inspectors on Monday started using more sensitive tests to detect antibiotics in pork, part of a stepped-up effort to ensure meat safety after a government report last year suggested consumers might be at risk from harmful drug residues.

With a recent ratings downgrade, chronic unemployment, a growing budget deficit and a political system that seems determined to self-destruct, it might appear that the United States is losing its grip as the world’s top economic power.

For corporate tax reform to benefit U.S. businesses, it will have to shift focus to include small businesses, experts say. If multinationals are guaranteed a lower tax rate from the progressive, statutory corporate income tax rate of 35% in exchange for closing tax credits, then small businesses that have enough revenue will either rush to […]

MOST of the travel news this week has been focussed on the bomb threat against New York and Washington and the changes to air travel since the 9/11 attacks. But flying under the radar was yet another increase to airline ticket prices. On Friday, Southwest Airlines announced that it would join other domestic carriers in […]

The Boston Public Health Commission yesterday unanimously approved proposed rules that would crack down on the sale of electronic cigarettes, known as e-cigarettes and increasingly popular among teens, by regulating them like actual cigarettes.

Remember when you could arrive at the airport 30 minutes before your flight, get complimentary peanuts and a Coke and be greeted upon arrival by a loved one right at the gate?