Wednesday’s earnings report
February 6, 2010
Ameriprise Financial Inc. swung to a fourth-quarter profit of $237 million, or 90 cents a share. The financial services provider lost $369 million, or […]
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BioBehavioral Diagnostics raises $10M
February 2, 2010
BioBehavioral Diagnostics Co., a developer of a diagnostic tool for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, has closed a $10 million round of venture funding.
The financing was led […]
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Vale Inco strategy documents `misrepresented’
January 23, 2010
Vale Inco has taken exception to reports that it is seeking workforce cuts of up to 50 per cent at its strikebound Sudbury operations during […]
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Target buys Smith & Hawken brand
January 9, 2010
Target Corp. said late Friday it has bought Smith & Hawken’s brand name and some of the upscale garden store chain’s intellectual property.
The Minneapolis-based retailer […]
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Raleigh hires new public utilities director
December 30, 2009
Raleigh City Manager Russell Allen on Tuesday named a Utah water utilities veteran to become the city’s new public utilities director, succeeding Dale Crisp, who […]
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Spartech posts profit in Q4
December 15, 2009
Spartech Corp. posted a profit of $8.2 million in the fourth quarter, compared with a loss of $197.4 million a year ago.
Net sales for the […]
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Retailers add basics to Black Friday deals
November 28, 2009
As stores prepare for hordes of Black Friday shoppers and mark down high-definition TVs and hot toys, they’re also pushing deals on something more […]
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“Black Friday” deals may not signal retail comeback
November 23, 2009
When the U.S. holiday shopping season kicks off on the day after Thanksgiving, retailers can expect to see millions of less frightened, but even […]
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Oil companies give cool outlook as profits tumble
October 30, 2009
Exxon Mobil Corp, Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Eni SpA dashed hopes for an imminent turnaround for the oil industry, saying sluggish economic recovery […]
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French Consumer Spending Jumps, Lifted by Car Subsidy
October 24, 2009
French consumer spending rose in September for the first time in three months as lower energy prices lifted disposable income and government incentives boosted […]
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