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Earnings are higher, the retailer is making acquisitions, and an IPO is expected early next year When a trio of private equity buyers snapped up Toys "R" Us in 2005, many predicted the retailer wouldn't survive. Instead, Toys...
Lavish parties are out, but events focused on charity are in In Chicago, gifts pile up for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program. Employees at the big accounting firm KPMG will spend four to eight hours on Dec. 4 making teddy...
Oprah Winfrey has racked up memorable moments during her long television reign. Some were moving, some embarrassing — to her or others — and a handful became pop-culture landmarks. Here are highlights through the years:
For everything Kraft's IS department does, there's a value measurement. How long at current company: 18 years (between Altria and Kraft Foods) Career accomplishment I'm most proud of: Being involved in decisions that had a...
By Renee Nadeau Saturday, November 21, 2009 - Updated 2m ago Santa’s helpers at Action for Boston Community Development are making a long list of toys for needy tots and checking it twice against a bigger demand than ever as...
WASHINGTON -- Americans bought slightly more fuel-efficient cars and trucks in 2008 than a year earlier and are expected to do so again this year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Friday.
Black Friday sales are expected to be especially good this year, and Susan Lloyd of Taylor is ready to shop, shop, shop. The 43-year-old mother of three has already looked over the day after Thanksgiving ads that have been...
Small-cap value is interesting again. By Brian Richards and Tim Hanson Stay away from small-cap bank stocks. It was nearly two years ago now that Tim first dished out that advice. Though they looked cheap at the time,...
FREE PRESS STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES AUTOS: More dealer data sought Senators are calling on General Motors and Chrysler to release more details on ongoing talks over the automakers' plans to close thousands of auto dealerships as...
Work has started on building Boeing's $750 million aircraft assembly plant in South Carolina — the largest industrial investment in state history. Multiple media outlets reported that ceremonial shovels full of dirt were...
