Walgreens buys, closes 3 independent pharmacies

Walgreens has acquired three of the St no faxing payday loan. Louis area’s community pharmacies

OECD issues stark warning on global economy

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says policy makers around the world must “be prepared to face the worst,” as the economic impact of […]

Yemen sets date for presidential vote

Yemen’s official news agency says the vice president has called for a presidential vote to be held on Feb. 21 in line with a power-sharing […]

UK unemployment at 15-year high as outlook darkens

The outlook for the British economy has worsened because of slowing global demand, sagging confidence and turmoil in the eurozone, the Bank of England said […]

Ameren said to reduce role in FutureGen project

The leading U.S. effort to capture carbon dioxide from coal plants has hit a stumbling block that could imperil the project and set back a […]

New law will let Cubans buy and sell real estate

For the first time in a half-century, Cubans will be allowed to buy and sell real estate openly, bequeath property to relatives without restriction and […]

Harry Potter does a little 3Q magic at Time Warner

Time Warner says its third-quarter earnings grew sharply with a little help from Harry Potter and some hit network TV shows.
The company posted net income […]

EU official: banks to take 50pct cut on Greek debt

A European Union official says the currency union’s leaders have reached a deal with banks to take losses of 50 percent of their Greek bonds […]

Nintendo to report struggling first-half earnings

Nintendo Co. reports fiscal first half earnings Thursday that will likely highlight the Japanese game maker’s recent struggles against popular mobile devices such as Apple […]

Companies post profits but investors still worry

Investors who doubted U.S. companies could make big money in a weak economy have been proved wrong again.
Before companies started reporting earnings two weeks ago, […]