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Final Glance: Insurers companies
October 7, 2008, 5:59PM ET
Shares of some top insurers companies were down at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Health Care Equipment companies
October 7, 2008, 5:59PM ET
Shares of some top health care equipment companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Finance companies
October 7, 2008, 5:58PM ET
Shares of some top finance companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Education companies
October 7, 2008, 5:58PM ET
Shares of some top education companies were down at the close of trading:
Final Glance: Drugstore companies
October 7, 2008, 5:58PM ET
Shares of some top drugstore companies were down at the close of trading:
Circuit City working with advisers
October 7, 2008, 5:56PM ET
Circuit City Stores Inc. is working with advisers to determine how to substantially improve the nation's No. 2 consumer electronic retailer's operating and financial performance.
Former contractor pleads guilty to Iraq fuel theft
October 7, 2008, 5:54PM ET
A former Army contractor pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing nearly $40 million worth of jet and diesel fuel from a U.S. Army base in Iraq and selling it on the black market.
Eli Lilly settles Zyprexa inquiries in 32 states
October 7, 2008, 5:53PM ET
Drugmaker Eli Lilly & Co. cleared another legal cloud hanging over its top-selling drug Zyprexa when it announced a $62 million settlement Tuesday, but several other storms are still brewing for the antipsychotic medication.
La. health secretary warns of deeper budget cuts
October 7, 2008, 5:52PM ET
The cuts needed to balance the budget in the state's Medicaid program will be deeper if lawmakers continue to delay voting on how to fill the $81 million gap, the state's health care secretary said Tuesday.
Forester Value Fund glance
October 7, 2008, 5:50PM ET
Forester Value Fund (FVALX)
Attorneys fight against Ky. Web gambling lawsuit
October 7, 2008, 5:49PM ET
Lawyers from around the country packed a Franklin County courtroom Tuesday asking a local circuit judge to dismiss Kentucky's attempt at blocking residents' access to numerous online gambling Web sites.
Forester in a buying mood as market continues fall
October 7, 2008, 5:48PM ET
Falling stock prices create great anxiety for many investors who have watched as their portfolio values dropped rapidly, but for value investors -- those bargain hunters who seek to take advantage of a down market by buying undervalued stocks -- it's a time of great potential.
High court dispute over who gets retirement money
October 7, 2008, 5:46PM ET
If William Kennedy had updated all his financial paperwork in accordance with his divorce decree, chances are his daughter would not have been at the Supreme Court on Tuesday fighting for the $402,000 she thinks should be hers.
Latam stocks slide lower amid extreme volatility
October 7, 2008, 5:44PM ET
Latin American stocks sank on a second straight day of volatile trading Tuesday as wary investors first shopped for bargains and then sent shares tumbling on deepening fears of a global slowdown.
Bravo's 'Housewives' franchise spreads to Atlanta
October 7, 2008, 5:42PM ET
How do the ladies of "Real Housewives" measure success? In New York co-ops, gated McMansions, fairy-tale weddings, Rolex watches and shameless social climbing.
Short-sale ban on financial stocks set to expire
October 7, 2008, 5:40PM ET
A three-week-old ban against betting that financial companies' shares would fall expires Wednesday night, a move some large-scale investors say could actually help limit the punishment many of those stocks have endured in recent days.
Wash. gov plans $240 million in budget savings
October 7, 2008, 5:38PM ET
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire, facing a faltering economy and tough campaign criticism, announced immediate budget savings of about $240 million on Tuesday, including a 1 percent across-the-board cut at state agencies.
Terex gets $11.7M Navy order
October 7, 2008, 5:34PM ET
Terex Corp., which makes equipment for mining, construction, shipping, utility and processing customers, received an $11.7 million delivery order for 19 cranes and other related items, the Pentagon said late Tuesday.
Qwest, union to resume contract talks Thursday
October 7, 2008, 5:33PM ET
The largest union at Qwest Communications International Inc. says it plans to resume contract talks with the company on Thursday.
Plea deal in BP blast now in hands of judge
October 7, 2008, 5:30PM ET
The fate of a much-criticized plea deal that fines BP PLC $50 million and sentences the oil giant to three years' probation for its criminal role in a deadly 2005 blast at its refinery near Houston is in the hands of a federal judge.
