Hawaiian Electric Co. is proposing a plan to make it cheaper for early adopters of electric vehicles to charge up.The electric utility's program was filed with the state Public Utilities Commission on Wednesday.The three-year pilot project would be available to 1,000 customers of Oahu, 300 in... ...continue

Fact check: Whitman capital gains plan questioned

Republican Meg Whitman wants to eliminate the capital gains tax in California if she is elected governor in November, a key part of her plan to boost state employment.Her sales pitch: Cutting taxes for the wealthy will encourage them to create private-sector jobs.Yet economists say that doing... ...continue

Bangladesh has raised minimum monthly wages for its millions of garment workers by about 80 percent after months of violent protests over poor pay and conditions, a government minister said Thursday.Garment workers in Bangladesh are paid the least in the world and are unable to buy food and... ...continue

How states fared on jobless claims, at a glance
New applications for unemployment benefits fell last week for the third time in four weeks, a sign layoffs may be slowing. But jobless benefit claims remain above 450,000, an elevated level that also indicates companies aren't hiring large numbers of new workers.Here's a look at the states with the... ...continue

MagSil Corporation (MagSil) today announced that the litigation between MagSil and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), on the one hand, and Western Digital Corporation (NYSE: WDC) and its affiliates, on the other hand, has been satisfactorily resolved by an out of court... ...continue

Taiwan chipmaker TSMC says profit up 65 percent

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker, said its second quarter profit jumped 65 percent year-on-year amid strong worldwide demand for electronic goods.Net profit for the April-June period was a record 40.3 billion New Taiwan dollars ($1.3 billion) on... ...continue