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Whole Foods eyes Frisco, 7 others for new stores

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:01 EST

Whole Foods Market Inc. says it has signed eight new leases for stores in cities including Frisco, Colo.

Builders group sees pickup in housing this year

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:51 EST

The U.S. housing market will begin to mount a turnaround this year, building toward a solid recovery in 2013, according to a forecast issued Wednesday by the chief economist of a homebuilding industry trade group.

Cuba embargo has its detractors, supporters

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:35 EST

Washington's 50-year-old economic embargo of Cuba, which the island's leaders refer to as a "blockade," has its supporters and detractors. Here's what some people have said about it:

No cigar: Economic embargo on Cuba turns 50

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:25 EST

When it started, American teenagers were doing "The Twist." The United States had yet to put a man into orbit around the Earth. And a first-class U.S. postage stamp cost 4 cents.

BP hikes dividend after strong fourth quarter

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:55 EST

BP PLC has raised its quarterly dividend by 14 percent after posting double-digit gains in profit and revenue in the last three months of 2011 despite further big payments to compensate for the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Fidelity Nat'l to buy O'Charley's restaurant chain

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:35 EST

A title insurance and mortgage services company that already owns a stake in the Bakers Square restaurant chain is buying the restaurant operator O'Charley's Inc., the companies announced Monday.

Cardinal Health says DEA suspends Fla. shipments

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:21 EST

Cardinal Health Inc. said Friday that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has suspended its license to sell drugs from a Florida distribution center, and the company plans to fight the action.

Harris Corp. fiscal 2Q profit falls

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:18 EST

Information-technology provider Harris Corp.'s fiscal second-quarter profit fell 12 percent on tough comparisons to a quarter boosted by revenue from an expedited radio shipment.

Former JP Morgan executive Lindsay dies at 86

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:11 EST

Robert V. Lindsay, a retired president of J.P. Morgan and the brother of former New York mayor John Lindsay, has died. He was 86.

Banks closed in Tenn, Fla, Minn; 7 failures in '12

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:16 EST

Regulators on Friday closed banks in Tennessee, Florida and Minnesota, lifting to seven the number of U.S. bank failures this year following 92 closures in 2011.