NEW YORK (AP) -- Analysts said Thursday that consolidation remains in the best interest of the airline industry, after an official said United Airlines and Delta Air Lines have been discussing a combination. An official with knowledge of the talks sa
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- VeriSign Inc. has become the second Internet conglomerate in as many weeks to signal its intention to break off numerous peripheral business units and focus on its core technologies. Reflecting the difficulty in unifying disp
ATLANTA (AP) -- United Airlines and Delta Air Lines have been discussing a combination between the nation's second- and third-largest carriers that would keep the United name and the corporate headquarters in Chicago, according to an official with kn
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison told analysts Wednesday that the business software maker is more likely to pursue other takeover targets instead of renewing its recent $6.7 billion bid for rival BEA Systems Inc. Ellis
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Wendy's International Inc., the nation's No. 3 hamburger chain, slipped Wednesday after one of the company's biggest investors offered to buy the company for a lower-than-expected price. Activist investor Nelson Peltz's Tri
NEW YORK (AP) -- A senior vice president of oil and gas producer Devon Energy Corp. exercised options for 8,500 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. In a Form 4 filed with the SEC Tuesday, Darryl Smette re
NEW YORK (AP) -- The executive vice president of worldwide field operations for networking equipment maker Juniper Networks Inc. exercised options for 29,209 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Tuesday. In
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- URS Corp. will find out Thursday whether an additional $200 million and an extra two weeks of arm twisting will be enough to overcome shareholder opposition threatening to block its proposed takeover of construction and engineer
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- VeriSign Inc. has become the second Internet conglomerate in as many weeks to signal its intention to break off numerous peripheral business units and focus on its core technologies. Reflecting the difficulty in unifying disp
NEW YORK (AP) -- ImClone Systems Inc. said Wednesday data from a study showed its Erbitux cancer drug improves survival rates in advanced colorectal cancer cases when used alone. ImClone developed Erbitux and markets it with Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
NEW YORK (AP) -- A Manhattan investment adviser was arrested Wednesday in connection with an alleged $8 million Ponzi scheme involving purported international initial public offerings and other investment products. In a press release, the U.S. Attorn
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Existing Indian gambling facilities in Florida will be able to add Las Vegas-style slots and card games like blackjack, and the state will get a cut of the money under an agreement signed Wednesday by Gov. Charlie Crist and
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- The Senate Finance Committee will not back Gov. Sarah Palin's tax hike on oil companies' net profits, according to a committee proposal released on Wednesday. The committee's recommendation is a substantive rewrite to the House
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government slapped a prominent, though confusing, warning on the popular diabetes drug Avandia on Wednesday -- telling patients that it may, or may not, increase the risk of heart attacks. The move is less stringent than steps
NEW YORK (AP) -- The senior vice president of worldwide drilling for natural gas and crude oil producer Forest Oil Corp. exercised options for 17,000 shares of common stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. In a Form 4 filed
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