Rebecca Thompson is only 12, but she spends a lot of time helping out at the family store.

Laptop computers have taken over the market from desktops, but along the way, many of them have become the functional equivalent of their desk-bound cousins.

Connecticut’s annual tax-free week begins Sunday and lasts through Aug. 22, giving consumers another way to save in this troubled economy.

State lawmakers wanted to hear for themselves Friday why Pratt & Whitney is proposing to close its Cheshire plant and move the work elsewhere, but they settled instead for a piece of paper from the company and a discussion with Machinists about how to stop the plan.

The dramatic drop in foreclosure filings in Connecticut in June looked to good to be true — and it was.

B oeing Co. has discovered another problem with its long-delayed 787 jetliner, prompting the aircraft maker to halt production of fuselage sections at a factory in Italy.

Consumer prices were flat in July as energy costs retreated following a big surge in June. Over the past 12 months, prices dropped the most in nearly six decades as the recession and lower energy costs kept a lid on inflation.

Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, former CEO of American International Group Inc., and others have agreed to pay $115 million to settle fraud claims in a lawsuit filed on behalf of three Ohio state pension funds and shareholders across the country.

The Obama administration’s “pay czar” is embarking on a review of proposed compensation packages for the top employees at seven companies that are on government life support, marking the first time a federal official will have veto power over how much private-sector executives are compensated.

Homeowners facing foreclosure can meet with lenders and get counseling today at the Capitol in Hartford.