By MARCY GORDON Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — Infuriating members of Congress, a smirking Martin Shkreli took the Fifth at a Capitol Hill hearing Thursday when asked about his jacking up of… Read more »
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US stocks give up an early gain and move lower; Yahoo down
By KEN SWEET Associated Press (NEW YORK, AP) — The stock market was heading for a second loss in a row Wednesday. Banks and retailers, which would stand to lose the most… Read more »
US Bank CEO on economy, interest rates, vanishing branches
By KEN SWEET Associated Press (NEW YORK, AP) — Richard Davis, the chief executive of regional banking giant U.S. Bank, took his job at a terrible time: late 2006, just months before… Read more »
Upper Midwest farmers transitioning to organic can get aid
By BLAKE NICHOLSON Associated Press (BISMARCK, N.D., AP) — North Dakota and Minnesota are helping farmers with the three-year transition from traditional crops to organic production, an effort that the industry’s main… Read more »
A coffee named ‘Death Wish’ wins a Super Bowl commercial
By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG Associated Press (NEW YORK, AP) — A coffee with an edgy name and made by a small business is getting a commercial in Super Bowl 50. Death Wish… Read more »
Danish food-packaging maker plans Missouri plant
(ROLLA, Mo., AP) — A Danish food-packaging manufacturer says it plans to build a $30-million factory in central Missouri’s Rolla, creating about 50 jobs. As part of the expansion announced Tuesday by… Read more »
Stocks open higher, led by energy sector as oil price rises
(NEW YORK, AP) — Higher oil prices and some positive earnings news from U.S. companies are helping to send the stock market higher in early trading. Energy stocks were leading the early… Read more »
Centene loses personal, health data of 950,000 members
(ST. LOUIS, AP) — Health insurer Centene Corp. says it is missing half a dozen hard drives that contain the personal and health information of roughly 950,000 clients. The St. Louis-based company… Read more »
Super Bowl 50: Residents list rentals at super-sized prices
By JANIE HAR Associated Press (SAN FRANCISCO, AP) — In the San Francisco Bay Area, where high housing costs are notorious, residents looking to make a quick buck are offering to rent… Read more »
Case seeking cancer screenings for smokers heads to trial
By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press (BOSTON, AP) — A decade after a group of smokers from Massachusetts sued Philip Morris USA to try to force the cigarette maker to pay for lung… Read more »