February 3, 2012
Indiana has passed anti-union "right-to-work" legislation following a number of businesses relocating out of the state.
February 3, 2012
Apple's request to ban Samsung products from being sold in Germany on patent infringement grounds has been rejected.
February 3, 2012
The New Mexico Senate Corporations and Transportation Committee agreed to a bill decreasing corporate income tax rates while closing a loophole to allow out-of-state firms to do business in the state to avoid state income taxes.
February 3, 2012
Total corporate federal taxes paid fell to 12.1 percent of profits in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, reports the Congressional Budget Office.
February 3, 2012
NACD's New England chapter honored retired FleetBoston Financial Chairman and CEO J. Terrence Murray with its lifetime achievement award.
February 3, 2012
Two of the world's most powerful raw-materials companies are in talks to combine to form a much larger company worth $80 billion.
February 3, 2012
AMR CEO Tom Horton reminds a newspaper that US Airways failed in three previous merger efforts.
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February 3, 2012
Reuters - Aon Corp posted a higher quarterly profit that narrowly beat market estimates as the world's largest insurance broker continued to reap the benefits from its acquisition of Hewitt Associates.
February 3, 2012
The new chief executive of Sony promises to forge a new path for a company that once dominated the business of filling free time with the creation of wildly popular consumer products.
February 3, 2012
The new chief executive of Sony promises to forge a new path for a company that once dominated the business of filling free time with the creation of wildly popular consumer products.
February 2, 2012
Cigna earnings fell 37% amid acquisition-related charges and accounting changes, and the health insurer forecast lighter-than-expected earnings and rising use of medical services in the new year.
February 2, 2012
Representative Gary Peters has proposed a bill requiring large U.S. companies to disclose how many of their jobs are based in the U.S. versus abroad.
February 2, 2012
Pension Benefit Guaranty Director Joshua Gotbaum is making moves to prevent American Airlines from using bankruptcy to shed its pension plans.
February 2, 2012
TPG Capital will purchase GlobeOp Financial Services for $801.5 million, paying 22.5 percent more than GlobeOp's Jan. 31 closing price.
February 2, 2012
Xstrata has confirmed it is in merger discussions with Glencore International, though the company is cautioning that no deal is imminent.
February 2, 2012
Facebook announced its $5 billion IPO yesterday, valuing the social network at up to $100 billion.
February 2, 2012
The new chief executive of Sony promises to forge a new path for a company that once dominated the business of filling free time with the creation of wildly popular consumer products.
February 2, 2012
Drug maker Merck swung to a profit amid fewer acquisition-related and restructuring charges, and it also reported a modest increase in revenue.
February 2, 2012
Germany's Deutsche Bank painted a bleak picture for 2012, after fallout from Europe's financial crisis dented fourth-quarter net profit with write-downs and sharply lower investment bank activity.
February 1, 2012
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