HOUSTON — A former Houston Chronicle reporter announced Thursday she has filed a federal gender discrimination complaint alleging she was fired because she failed to disclose she also had worked as an exotic dancer. Sarah Tressler, 30, alleges she was fired by the newspaper in March for not indicating on her employment application that she [...]

By Tarmo Virki HELSINKI (Reuters) – Global sales of mobile phones fell 2 percent in January-March after ten straight quarters of growth, as Chinese buyers held back in anticipation of new models and economic uncertainties weighed on developed markets, research firm Gartner said. The data, published on Wednesday, confirmed South Korea’s Samsung became the world’s [...]

One of the hard facts about public opinion during the health-care debate was that, while the public quickly soured on health-care reform, it remained quite sweet on the concept of health-care reform. This is why Republican opponents took care to insist at all times they only opposed the particulars of President Obama’s plan, and wanted [...]

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — The White House says a $2 billion trading blunder by JPMorgan Chase shows the continued need for rules that protect the taxpayer when Wall Street makes mistakes. White House press secretary Jay Carney says the loss is a reminder of why controls installed after the 2008 financial crisis are necessary, [...]

Health care costs for a family of four covered by workplace health insurance will exceed $20,000 for the first time ever this year — $20,728 to be precise — according to a new study released Tuesday. That’s $1,335 more than in 2011. A family of four will pay $5,114 in premiums for a preferred provider [...]