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Retailers' Rude Awakening

10 hours 27 min ago
The back-to-school shopping season is not yielding the kind of revenue they expected.
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Rough Road Ahead For Byetta

10 hours 37 min ago
Amylin and Eli Lilly will have to calm investors' fears over its risky diabetes drug.
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Ricoh's On The Right Track

10 hours 57 min ago
The copier and printer maker will acquire Ikon Office Solutions for $1.6 billion.
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Management Shake-Up At Fannie

11 hours 7 min ago
The mortgage lender replaces three top executives but holds onto its CEO.
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Cell Genesys' Saving Grace

11 hours 27 min ago
The biopharma's shares tanked on bad news from its prostate cancer drug, but earlier data could turn that around.
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Lehman Down But Not Out

11 hours 37 min ago
The investment bank explores options as steep losses and write-downs hang overhead.
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Baosteel Slices Its Prices

12 hours 37 min ago
China's largest steelmaker will slash its costs amid slowed economic growth and weakened demand.
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Durables Rule The Day

12 hours 57 min ago
The Street came out swinging Wednesday, thanks in large part to strength in durables.
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Lehman Digs For Solutions

13 hours 17 min ago
As subprime woes soldier on, the investment bank looks to sell its asset management unit.
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FDIC Under Pressure

13 hours 42 min ago
The number of troubled U.S. banks rose to 117 in the second quarter, and there's no quick fix in sight.
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Shopping Season Slowdown

13 hours 47 min ago
Consumer spending continues its downward spiral at a time when retailers yearn for an upswing.
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Cancer Plagues Cell Genesys

13 hours 57 min ago
The company halted the study of its prostate cancer drug after it caused a high number of deaths.
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Baneful Byetta

14 hours 37 min ago
Four new deaths stemmed from Amylin and Eli Lilly's diabetes drug, which sent investors running.
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Cuomo Investigates Goldman's Auction Rate Securities

14 hours 42 min ago
The New York attorney general is investigating whether Goldman and Fidelity had a quid-pro-quo deal.
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High Oil Prices Prove Mixed Bag In China

15 hours 7 min ago
Soaring crude costs benefit the country's oil producers but hurt the refiners.
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Back-To-School Blues

15 hours 27 min ago
Retailers were a mixed bag on Wednesday as consumers continue to tighten their spending.
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Grim Reaper Hurts Cell Genesys

15 hours 37 min ago
The biopharma company drops on halted study news, due to 100 deaths related to its prostate cancer drug.
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FDIC Feels The Banking Heat

16 hours 27 min ago
The number of troubled U.S. banks rose to 117 in the second quarter, and there's no quick fix in sight.
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Bad News Byetta

16 hours 37 min ago
Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly announce four new deaths among patients taking the diabetes drug.
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Outsourcing Pullback

17 hours 7 min ago
As the IT sector suffers from U.S. economy pain, BT reportedly mulls a sale of its stake in Tech Mahindra.
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