Colliers names Walnut Creek leader

Colliers Parrish International tapped veteran broker Brooks Pedder to lead its Walnut Creek office.
Pedder, who has been working in commercial real estate for 25 years, […]

SpeakWrite goes mobile, hard-copies conversations

Austin-based SpeakWrite transcribing service expanded its services to include iPhone, Android and Blackberry-optimized applications.
The company, founded in 1997, receives recorded material, transcribes to paper and […]

Wachovia settles money-laundering inquiry for $160 million

Banking giant Wachovia Corp. will pay $160 million to settle a federal investigation into laundering of illegal drug profits through Mexican exchange houses in […]

Financial reform bill coming from Democrats

Senate Democrats on banking panel plan to release and start working on a financial overhaul bill next week, without Republican support.
Senate Banking Chairman Chris […]

Pepsico to drop size, keep price for Tropical orange juice

Pepsico Inc. is raising prices on its popular Tropicana orange juice because of the deep freeze that hurt much of Florida’s citrus crop.
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I’m a Medicare doctor. Here’s what I make

When you think of low-paying jobs, doctor doesn’t usually come to mind.
But with a 21% cut in Medicare payments slated to take effect later […]

Failure to notify FDA costs KV $27.5 million

ST. LOUIS — KV Pharmaceutical Co., of Brentwood, was ordered Tuesday to pay $27.5 million in fines and restitution for failing to notify regulators […]

Merkel Seeks to Damp Greek ‘Emotions’ as Crisis Weighs on Euro

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she aims to calm the turmoil over Greece’s budget crisis in talks with Prime Minister George Papandreou, signaling her […]