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March 17, 2009

Biotechnology company Gilead Sciences Inc. said Thursday it will buy CV Therapeutics for about $1.4 billion as a wave of consolidation in the drug industry continues. ...more

March 13, 2009

Factory jobs disappeared. Inflation soared. Unemployment climbed to alarming levels. The hungry lined up at soup kitchens. ...more

March 8, 2009

Although anti-tax sentiment remains strong in Tallahassee, Gov. Charlie Crist is showing leadership by proposing the state begin charging a fee to bottle water companies that each day siphon millions of gallons of Florida's water for free. ...more

March 7, 2009

Florida might have a soaring unemployment rate and large store chains might be liquidating or shutting down, but the national trends have been encouraging to some retail analysts. ...more

March 7, 2009

Major automakers' U.S. sales continued their deep slump in February, putting the industry on track for its worst sales month in more than 27 years as huge rebates and low-interest financing failed to spur fearful consumers to make a major purchase. ...more

March 4, 2009

The weaker retailers are tumbling toward bankruptcy as the recession continues. ...more

February 20, 2009

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Two popular anti-inflammatory inhalers may significantly increase the risk of pneumonia for the 16 million Americans affected by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a new study found. ...more

February 18, 2009

ABC Fine Wine & Spirits executives said they hope a new store will become the toast of the town. ...more

February 15, 2009

WASHINGTON - At least Route 31 is a road to somewhere. President Barack Obama had it both ways when he promoted his stimulus plan in Indiana and later at a prime-time news conference. He bragged in Indiana about getting Congress to produce a package with no pork, yet boasted it will do good things for a Hoosier highway and a downtown overpass, just the kind of local projects lawmakers lard into big spending bills. ...more

February 10, 2009