An advertisement by the lip balm maker triggered a social-media drama that was simply unnecessary.
Is the coffee company intentionally failing to disclose its financial information?
Hoarding cash isn't any safer.
Medical marijuana is already massively profitable for a handful of states, so it's no surprise pharmaceutical giants want in on the action.
The blues chips have their best close since June 2008. Gold's finish is a record, and silver jumps above $46. General Electric, Verizon and McDonald's results don't impress. Biogen Idec says a multiple-sclerosis drug has promise.
The US taxes companies that repatriate foreign profits. Here are the ones with the biggest hoards.
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Big portfolio managers appear to be positioning themselves for the end of QE2 by rotating into high-yield, slow-growth sectors.
The drug giant will expand its offerings by buying the pain-treatment company for $3.6 billion.
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