Men's Wearhouse ousts founder, pitchman Zimmer
NEW YORK (AP) -- Apparently, Men's Wearhouse Inc. doesn't like the way its founder looks anymore....

Investors look for answers on economy from Fed
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Worry and speculation have consumed investors since Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke to Congress last month about the Federal Reserve's drive to keep long-term interest rates at record lows....

FedEx 4Q profit drops as priority services lag
DALLAS (AP) -- FedEx Corp.'s fourth-quarter profit fell 45 percent as international customers traded down to less-expensive delivery options and the company spent heavily on restructuring....

Diverted United 787 passengers on way to Tokyo
SEATTLE (AP) -- Passengers from a United Airlines Denver-to-Tokyo flight that diverted to Seattle Tuesday when the Boeing 787 had an oil filter issue are on their way again....

Stocks edge lower as investors wait on Fed
NEW YORK (AP) -- The stock market is waiting on the Fed....

Pruitt: DOJ broke rules in phone records seizure
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Justice Department violated its own rules when it secretly seized records for thousands of phone calls to and from journalists for The Associated Press as part of a leak investigation, the head of the company said Wednesday....

Study: Wiser medication use could cut health costs
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S. health care system at least $213 billion a year, by reducing medication overuse, underuse and other flaws in care that cause complications and longer, more-expensive treatments, researchers conclude....

Food stamp cuts key to farm bill's fate in House
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Prospects for House passage of a new farm bill could turn on the level of food stamp cuts as Republicans leaders scrambled Wednesday to secure support for the five-year, half-trillion dollar measure....

Senator: IRS to pay $70M in employee bonuses
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Internal Revenue Service is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite an Obama administration directive to cancel discretionary bonuses because of automatic spending cuts enacted this year, according to a GOP senator....

Oil little changed before Fed's Bernanke speaks
NEW YORK (AP) -- The price of oil was down slightly Wednesday as traders waited to hear the latest on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy from chairman Ben Bernanke....