Greece: Banks warn bond deal could delay merger

Greek lenders Eurobank and Alpha Bank say a planned merger to create the country’s largest bank by assets could be put on hold because of […]

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Lipitor sales level off after arrival of generics

Sales of Lipitor, the top-selling drug in history, have leveled off after a steep plunge following the start of U.S. generic competition.
New figures from data […]

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Verizon to charge $2 fee for online payments

Verizon Wireless will soon make some customers pay for the privilege of paying their bills.
The nation’s largest wireless company is instituting a $2 "convenience […]

OPEC officially raises oil output

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Chrysler posts $212M 3Q profit

Chrysler says it earned $212 million in the third quarter as car and truck sales grew 24 percent.
It was the company’s second profitable quarter this […]

Unemployment rates rose in majority of states

Unemployment rates rose in a majority of states in August for a third straight month, further proof that job growth is weak nationwide.
The Labor Department […]

Small businesses find opportunitiies at ailing Jamestown Mall

Vanessa Slaughter knows that many folks have given up on Jamestown Mall.
After all, empty storefronts surround her. The mall faces foreclosure. And county officials have […]

The undies index: Economic forecasting remains more art than science

In an age that devised such wonders as credit default swaps on tranches of subprime-backed collateralized debt obligations, one might fairly ask if humanity has […]

Central bank action eases Europe’s crisis, for now

The European Central Bank pulled Italy and Spain back from immediate financial disaster on Monday, driving down the countries’ dangerously high interest rates by buying […]