Dow nears 20,000 as energy companies and tech stocks climb

By MARLEY JAY

NEW YORK — Major U.S. stock indexes set records again Tuesday as energy companies continued to climb following international deals that will cut oil production. Big-name technology companies like Apple and IBM also traded higher as the Dow Jones...

US stocks rise to fresh records in shortened session

By BERNARD CONDON

US stocks rise to fresh records in shortened sessionNEW YORK — Stocks hit fresh records in a shortened trading session Friday as investors continued to bet on a pickup in economic growth and rising corporate profits.The gains were modest but broad,...

Shoppers hunt for deals, hit the shops for entertainment

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO

NEW YORK — Shoppers were on the hunt for deals and were at the stores for entertainment Friday as malls opened for what is still one of the busiest days of the year, even as the start of the holiday season edges ever earlier.Julie Singewald’s Black...

Chamber to spotlight South Hadley businesses at showcase

By EMILY CUTTS

SOUTH HADLEY — Area businesses will be on display Thursday for the first Spotlight on South Hadley Businesses, a new event designed to showcase new and established companies in town.The event, hosted by Know Your Town and the South Hadley & Granby...

Gannett gives up on Tronc

NEW YORK (AP) — USA Today publisher Gannett walked away Tuesday from its attempted takeover of Tronc, the owner of the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and other major dailies.Gannett’s target was elusive from the beginning, with a publicly...

US companies see grim outlook in Cuba despite Obama opening

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN

HAVANA — For a while Saul Berenthal and Horace Clemmons were the seventy-something poster boys of U.S.-Cuba detente.The retired software entrepreneurs made worldwide headlines by winning Obama administration permission to build the first U.S. factory...

Area property DEED transfers

Area property DEED transfers- For the week ending April 1 , 2016AmherstLee S. Waks to Charles J. Blake, Marisol Blake, 26 Greenleaves Drive, Amherst, $90,000.Charles H. Heinle, John Andrew Carter Heinle, to Jie Chen, 50 Meadow St., Amherst, $184,900.Patricia A. Jasmin to Carol-Ann...