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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota on Thursday named Pamela Sedmak as chief financial officer and senior vice presidenty.
Sedmak previously served as CFO for […]

Family Dollar Stores Inc. sales rose 4.9 percent to $2.09 billion during its second quarter ended Feb. 27.
The Matthews-based discount retailer reported revenue of $1.99 […]

LONDON — Royal Bank of Scotland PLC chief Stephen Hester intends to decline his bonus for 2009, making him the third major British banking […]

The number of applications for U.S. jobless benefits dropped last week as states whittled down a year-end backlog, bringing claims down to a level […]

A Raleigh production studio is $650,000 richer Monday after a Doritos ad taped in Cary was ranked No. 2 among the best TV commercials aired […]

Expansion in Europe’s manufacturing industry accelerated to the fastest pace in two years in January as reviving global demand prompted companies to step up […]

Texas Comptroller Susan Combs said Friday that the state collected $1.65 billion in sales tax revenue in the final month of 2009.
This is down 11.6 […]

SolarWorld AG on Tuesday said its 2009 sales surpassed expectations, reaching nearly $1.5 billion.
The Germany solar panel manufacturer, which has a nearly 700,000-square-foot plant in […]

Ask Canadians about cellphone plans and be prepared to hear some four letter words.
Two four letter words, actually: love and hate. As in, we love […]

Chile’s cost of living fell the most since 1934 in the year through November as prices for electricity and clothing tumbled.
Consumer prices plunged […]