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July 29, 2011
Drugmaker Merck & Co.’s second-quarter profit nearly tripled from a year ago, when about $2 billion in charges hurt results. Merck also said Friday that […]
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June 9, 2011
St. Louis-based Castle Contracting LLC hired Jim Phillips as its chief financial officer.
Phillips has been a top financial officer for construction companies for the past […]
May 18, 2011
The nearly rich aren’t spending nearly as much as the wealthiest Americans on luxury brands.
Those earning from $100,000 to $249,999 a year spent 20 […]
May 5, 2011
The United States is trying to free up part of $30 billion it has frozen in Libyan assets so it can better support opponents of […]
April 16, 2011
Japan’s economy will overcome some temporary setbacks and may recover once reconstruction from last month’s earthquake and tsunami damage begins, Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said. […]
March 30, 2011
China’s government has made changes in its policy on nuclear power that likely will result in a scaling back of ambitious plans for building new […]
March 13, 2011
The oil and gas industry is reeling from attacks on what it considers one of its most important technologies — fracking.
Protests across New York […]
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March 5, 2011
A powerful aftershock has rocked the devastated New Zealand city of Christchurch and the confirmed death toll from last month’s magnitude 6.3 earthquake has risen […]
February 1, 2011
Stocks around the world have recovered their poise and oil prices have eased from elevated levels Tuesday as investors monitor the protests in Egypt.
Though the […]