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Shares of AutoNation (NYSE: AN) set a new 52-week high on Friday, a day after it reported a 28.6 percent increase in second quarter income.
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Goldman Sachs paid $550 million to settle charges of defrauding investors in a sale of securities tied to subprime mortgages, the Securities and Exchange […]

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Nutritional supplement maker NBTY will be acquired by private equity firm Carlyle Group in a deal valued at $3.8 billion, the companies announced Thursday. […]

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Luxury goods maker Luis Vuitton said Tuesday that a new ruling by a French court gives it new hope in a trademark fight with mighty […]

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The Dow rallied Thursday, leading the broader market higher, as investors welcomed a bigger-than-expected drop in jobless claims and a rise in the euro.
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Contract research organization Quintiles has signed a deal with University Malaya Medical Center in Malaysia to create the company’s first prime site in Asia.
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Peabody, other coal shares tumble
Shares of St. Louis-based Peabody Energy Corp. and other coal producers dropped sharply Tuesday on concern that economic growth […]

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It’s more than a year before GM’s Volt and Nissan’s Leaf — the first mass market electric-powered vehicles — begin rolling into local showrooms. […]

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