Knight-Ridder Tribune

"Conan the Librarian." Now there's a concept. But if you think it's easy running an anarchist publishing company, talk to Michael Hoy. One minute the feds are trying to track...

The ongoing battle between giant Federal Express Corp. and smaller rival Airborne Express provides a window into what is happening in the industry in general. Last year Federal Express, Airborne...

Flush with the success of getting more than $1 billion committed to research on women's medical problems over the next decade, women's health advocates aren't sitting on their laurels. The...

Airlines are crediting cost-cutting and higher passenger revenues for the long-awaited quarterly profits that some of them disclosed last month. But they should also thank their accountants. AMR Corp.'s earnings,...

Airlines are crediting cost-cutting and higher passenger revenues for the long-awaited quarterly profits that some of them disclosed last month. But they should also thank their accountants. AMR Corp.'s earnings,...

Toyota Motor Corp. has begun offering its dealers up to $3,500 for every T100 pickup sold in another effort to boost the truck's sluggish sales. The incentive, which replaces a...

IBM is turning the Charlotte-based division that provides user manuals for every piece of IBM hardware and software into a giant copy shop for hire. The new business, called Print...

Since Hurricane Andrew hit South Florida, Sandy Bolinger has found her background in psychology handy. Bolinger, 37, and business partner Vicki Bloom, 42, install and refinish hardwood floors through their...

Think the front door of your house is unimportant? Try this test the next time you visit someone else's home. What's the first thing you see? The entrance, of course....

Building, roofing, plumbing, floor installation, pool construction, masonry-it's women's work today. Once dominated by men, many trades not only now employ women, but feature women leading their own companies. And...