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Customers Bancorp Inc., Wyomissing, announced it has authorized a stock repurchase plan in which it could acquire up to 5 percent of its outstanding shares at prices not to exceed a 20 percent premium over the book value.Customers reported 24.7 mill...

It's here again, bigger and earlier than ever, but just as frantic: Black Friday, which now starts on Thanksgiving, unofficially kicks off the holiday shopping season this week with a smorgasbord of shopping."The U.S. consumer is approaching the impo...

Berks CountryAs I write, the region is bracing for a big storm that will no doubt interfere with some reunion plans. But there are worse things in life than missing flights. Too many are without food and shelter. Too many are teetering on the brink o...

"Jobs"Two-and-a-half stars (out of four)PG-13, 127 minutes, UniversalStory: A dramatization of the life of Apple founder and Chief Executive Steve Jobs (played by Ashton Kutcher), the movie opens with a brief prologue showing a graying Jobs at the 20...

Dear Bruce: I'm 68, and I was let go by the company I worked for several months ago. I have a 401(k) with $164,000 in it. I don't need the money and don't plan to use it in the near future. We don't have a mortgage or car payments. I would like your ...

After its launch was delayed for a month by the Madison, Wis., city attorney, the Snuggle House was cleared and scheduled to open on Nov. 15 to provide in-bed, pajama-clad "intimate, nonsexual touch(ing)" for $60 an hour. "So many people," said Assis...

The average Turkey Day dinner will cost $49.04, or just 44 cents less this year than it did in 2012.

For more information on Small Business Saturday or other small businesses that are participating in the event, go to the American Express page: www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/Shop-Small/.

The day after Black Friday is dedicated to shopping locally.

Adjusting the Thanksgiving menu to accommodate my family's dietary choices can be challenging. Three of my family members are meat-, dairy- and honey-free. So adapting the veggies is the easy part. I can leave off the cheese, take out the bacon, stea...