SACRAMENTO, Calif.—-AIDS Healthcare Foundation today praised the action taken by thirty-eight members of the California Assembly who, in a signed letter, urged Governor Schwarzenegger to protect funding for California’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program .

Tiger Woods’ situation may be worsening, but his key sponsor sees brighter days ahead for its business. Nike Inc., the world’s largest athletic shoe and clothing company, said Thursday its earnings dipped because of a sales decline in its fiscal second quarter.

Fiscal Policy: This year’s $787 billion “stimulus” is now the costliest fiscal failure in U.S. history. Put bluntly, it didn’t work –…

U.S. mortgage rates increase

Nevada’s unemployment rate fell for a second consecutive month in November to 12.3 percent from a revised 12.9 percent in October, mainly because of a shrinking work force, state officials said Thursday.

Payments of at least $1,500 each will go to the vast majority of American Indians participating in a long-running lawsuit against the federal government, and many will receive considerably more.

TAMPA, Fla.—-Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Port St. Lucie, Florida’s water and sewer revenue bonds as part of its continuous surveillance effort:

Eastman Kodak Co. said Thursday that the Federal Trade Commission will allow the company to continue to advertise the ink cost savings associated with its All-in-One inkjet printers, but has recommended Kodak include additional information to clarify the amount of those savings.

Stocks fell on Thursday as the dollar’s rebound spurred a safe-haven trade, cutting demand for riskier assets, while a soft profit outlook from economic bellwether FedEx sank transportation shares.