Patriot Coal profit falls by a third

Patriot Coal Corp. said fourth-quarter profit fell by a third as coal output declined and interest expenses increased.
Net income slipped to $7.3 million, or 8 […]

European Rescue Fund May Buy Bonds, Recapitalize Banks, ECB’s Stark Says - Bloomberg

European Central Bank Executive Board member Juergen Stark said measures to strengthen the region’s rescue fund could include purchases of government bonds or injecting cash […]

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Russia rejects criticism of Khodorkovsky’s trial

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has angrily rejected Western criticism of jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s conviction in a second criminal case, saying it amounted to pressuring […]

Retailers roll out sales as snow hits East Coast

An East Coast snowstorm put a damper on after-Christmas shopping Sunday. But shoppers across the rest of the country scoured clearance racks and spent gift […]

Deficit debate: Game on

Many of the winners in the mid-term elections spent a lot of time pontificating about the perils of the nation’s debt.
Now they’ll have their […]

Amdocs CEO Baharav to step down

President and CEO Dov Baharav plans to retire from Amdocs Management Ltd. in the first quarter of calendar 2011 after eights years at the helm […]

Crib recall: 2 million more

Another 2 million cribs are being recalled due to the drop-side hazard, the culprit in millions of other crib recalls over the last few […]

Monsanto ups ante, encourages more volunteerism

CREVE COEUR — As if bringing in a slew of nonprofits to work wasn’t enough, Monsanto went a little further Thursday, dangling a financial […]

Starbucks gives first dividend

Starbucks’ CEO proclaimed its once-stumbling brand is back in business after two years of layoffs and store closings, while the coffee giant issued its […]