| Eurozone producer prices rise by 0.1% in December Eurozone industrial producer prices rose slightly by 0.1 percent in December, compared to the previous month, the European Union (EU)'s statistics bureau Eurostat said on Monday. In the last month of 2007, prices in total industry ... english.people.com.cn |
Ad Declines Hit Washington Post Washington Post Co. posted a 13% drop in profit as the company continued to struggle with declines in advertising in its print and broadcast-television divisions. online.wsj.com |
Aetna Affirms 2008 Outlook After Rocky HMO Week NEW YORK (Reuters) - Aetna Inc on Friday affirmedits 2008 profit outlook following a rocky week for healthinsurers, including profit warnings from two rivals. feeds.reuters.com |
TJX settles with MasterCard over big data breach NEW YORK, April 2 (Reuters) - Discount retailer TJX Cos on Wednesday said it will pay up to $24 million as part of a settlement with MasterCard Inc over a security breach that put credit card data for tens of millions of shoppers at risk. feeds.reuters.com |
Drug Makers Post Higher Profits Merck's quarterly net nearly doubled, including a $1.4 billion gain from marketing partner AstraZeneca, but the drug maker's revenue was nearly flat. Lilly's earnings also surged, helped by a tax gain and the weak dollar. (Merck conference-call transcript) online.wsj.com |