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Bristol-Myers Exec Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading46 year-old Robert Ramnarine, a former executive with pharmaceutical giant Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, plead guilty to insider trading charges Monday, admitting to taking profits from inside ...

Small Business Confidence Ticks Up, Still on the Cautious SideAccording to a trade group, confidence among US small business owners continued to creep up in April, though they are still somewhat cautious about the long term business environment as ...

April Sales Strong for Detroit's Big 3Things were looking up in April for America's Big 3 automakers as each posted sales numbers up dramatically on a year-over-year basis.  With an 11 percent increase in sales over the same month a year ago, ...

Apple Increases Dividend, Expands Share Buybacks on Strong Q2 ResultsThe world's largest tech firm posted its fiscal second-quarter earnings Tuesday, posting stronger than expected earnings and revenue as sales of its popular iPhone and iPad ...

Boeing Wins Approval for Fix on 787 DreamlinerBoeing got back on track Friday when a federal regulator approved the planemaker's proposed fix to a battery problem on its new 787 Dreamliner.  Back in January, the Federal Aviation Adminstration ...

Texas Capital Earmarked for Google Fiber Internet ServiceGoogle revealed on Tuesday the next community to be given access to its ultra-fast Fiber Internet service, prompting shudders of anticipation in the heart of Texas.  Following Kansas ...

Hess Oil Unloads Russian Oil Unit as Asset Offload ContinuesThe Hess Corporation announced on Monday it has reached a deal to sell its Russian oil business to OAO Lukoil, the second-largest oil purveyor in Russia, for a sum of $1.8 billion.  ...

Twitter Mobile Ad Revenue SurgingAccording to a research piece issued by eMarketer Wednesday, advertising revenue at microblogging giant Twitter will reach $1 billion next year, nearly double the $582 million it expects to pull in this year.  ...

Astra Zeneca to Lay Off 1,600 WorkersBritish/Swedish pharmaceutical giant Astra Zeneca revealed planned cost-cutting measures on Monday that will see the company lay off about 1,600 workers in an attempt to overhaul its research and development ...

JP Morgan Slammed by Senate Committee for Risky TradingThe once sterling reputation of JP Morgan Chase took a major blow Thursday when a Senate committee issued a report slamming the bank for its reckless investment practices.  The report ...

US Jobless Rate Drops to 4-Year LowThe US Labor Department issued its monthly report on the job market for February on Friday, boosting stocks with the news that the unemployment rate fell to a four-year low.  The jobless rate slipped to 7.7 ...

No More Telecommuting for Yahoo StaffYahoo CEO Marissa Mayer made a decision this week that will likely be unpopular with company employees who work from home: she's making them come to work.  The move is Mayer's latest move in a turnaround ...

BMW Recalls 570,000 Vehicles in US and CanadaBMW announced on Tuesday it is recalling some 570,000 vehicles sold in the US and Canada because of an issue with the electrical system.  The recall includes the German luxury carmaker's 3-Series ...

Dow Jones Reaches 5-Year High for 3rd Time in 2 WeeksThe Dow Jones approached an all-time high for the third time in two weeks Tuesday as the stock index finished the session at 4,118.7, a mere 179 points from the all-time high set on October 12th, ...

US Home Prices Rose Most in 6 years in DecemberReal estate data tracker CoreLogic reported Tuesday that home prices rose the most in six years in December, marking the 10th month in a row that prices rose on a year-to-year basis.  The firm's ...