More than 20% of companies expect an increase in relocations this year, a vast improvement over last year when more than half of polled companies anticipated a decrease, a new survey finds.

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People@Work: Rising Relocations Are Another Good Sign for Jobs originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 10 May 2010 09:00:00.

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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) may be in settlement talks with the Securities and Exchange Commission, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Shares rose 2.2% in premarket trading.

American International Group (AIG) reported Friday $1.21 adjusted earnings per share, handily beating Wall Street expectations of 48...

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Stocks in the News: Goldman Sachs, AIG, Kraft originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 07 May 2010 07:50:00.

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DailyFinance recently looked at companies that may benefit if California legalizes marijuana, a question set for the November ballot. To learn of the actual consumption habits of the marijuana demimonde, we asked some experts in New York a burning question: Sweet snacks, or savories?

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Want Some Pizza With That Pot? Stoners Weigh in on Legalization's Big Winners originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:00:00.

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When the state of California announced that a marijuana legalization measure would be on the state's November ballot, the ensuing discussion covered a range of topics from medicine to morality. But few pundits brought up the biggest factor of them all: money. With a potential market of millions of pot smokers, decriminalization of marijuana could open the door to a vast, largely-untapped market for smoking paraphernalia, accessories and other lifestyle accoutrements.

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Pot Economics: Who Stands to Profit if Marijuana Is Legalized? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:30:00.

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Wal-Mart has reclaimed the top spot on this year's Fortune 500 list. It's an impressive feat given the recession's negative impact on consumer spending -- and the costly mistake the company made last year switching from name brands to house brands.

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Wal-Mart Tops Fortune 500 List Again Despite Branding Blunder originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:00:00.

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Watch out Goldman Sachs! Investment banking's smaller fries are getting a bigger share of the lucrative mergers and acquisitions advisory business. Case in point: Blackstone Group's ranking has moved up to 11th this year from 86th in 2009 while Lazard has moved to sixth position.

Continue reading Boutique Firms Steal M&A Business from Bigger Banks

Boutique Firms Steal M&A Business from Bigger Banks originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:00:00.

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The largest packaged-food company in the U.S. came under attack from a committee of U.K. lawmakers in a report critical of moves the American company made after its hostile $17.5 billion takeover of beloved British candymaker Cadbury. The issue: A broken promise to not close a plant.

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Kraft's Treatment of Cadbury Sours U.K. Lawmakers originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:20:00.

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A blast shook Massey Energy Co.'s (MEE) Upper Big Branch coal mine in W.VA on Monday afternoon, killing 25. The search for four more workers had to stop due to ventilation problems and may not be able to start again until Tuesday evening. Massey subsidiary Performance Coal Co. has a history of violations for not properly...

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Stocks in the News: Massey Energy, Peabody, AT&T originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 06 Apr 2010 07:40:00.

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The project is the giant's latest attempt to lure wealthier shoppers to spend more on bigger-ticket items. And the results so far are terrible. Still, Walmart is pushing ahead with it, albeit with some changes. Will this commitment prove costly?

Continue reading Walmart's 'Project Impact' Craters Sales, but the Retailer Persists

Walmart's 'Project Impact' Craters Sales, but the Retailer Persists originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:15:00.

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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA) said Thursday it's buying Ratiopharm in a deal valued at nearly $5 billion, or 3.625 billion euros. This concludes a months-long battle over Ratiopharm, with the largest generic drugmaker in the world winning over the largest pharmaceutical in the world -- Pfizer (PFE) -- which was also...

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Stocks in the News: Teva, Nike, Barnes & Noble originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:55:00.

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