Small-company stocks lead the market higher

The Associated Press|Monday, May. 20, 2013

Wall Street Premarket

NEW YORK — The stock market is edging higher in midday trading, led by small-company shares.Read more

FDA has safety concerns with Merck insomnia drug

By MATTHEW PERRONE| AP Health Writer|Monday, May. 20, 2013

WASHINGTON — Federal health regulators say an experimental insomnia drug from Merck can help patients fall asleep, but it also carries worrisome side effects, including daytime drowsiness and suicidal thinking.Read more

Stocks hold close to record levels

By STEVE ROTHWELL| AP Markets Writer|Monday, May. 20, 2013

Wall Street Premarket

NEW YORK — A stock market surge took a pause Monday after investors pushed indexes to record levels last week.Read more

Stocks open slightly lower on Wall Street

The Associated Press|Monday, May. 20, 2013

Wall Street Premarket

NEW YORK — Stocks are opening slightly lower on Wall Street as the stock market comes off of four straight weeks of gains.Read more

US futures subdued as investors take stock

The Associated Press|Monday, May. 20, 2013

Wall Street Premarket

NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are relatively flat as investors take a breather and some analysts wonder how long the bull-market run can last.Read more

Chesapeake names Anadarko executive as new CEO

The Associated Press|Monday, May. 20, 2013

OKLAHOMA CITY — Chesapeake Energy has named Anadarko Petroleum executive Robert Douglas Lawler as its new CEO.Read more

Actavis buying Warner Chilcott in $8.5B deal

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and TOM MURPHY| AP Business Writers|Monday, May. 20, 2013

NEW YORK — Actavis is buying Warner Chilcott in an all-stock deal valued at about $8.5 billion that would create the third-biggest specialty pharmaceutical company in the U.S. market.Read more

Ryanair keeps growing, reports record profits

By SHAWN POGATCHNIK| Associated Press|Monday, May. 20, 2013

DUBLIN — Ryanair reported record profits Monday as Europe's largest budget airline relentlessly expanded its route network across the continent and into North Africa.Read more

Economists predict increase in consumer spending

The Associated Press|Sunday, May. 19, 2013

WASHINGTON — Consumer spending is likely to pick up this year, while government spending declines at a faster rate, according to a survey of business economists.Read more

United to restart 787 flights on Monday

By JOSHUA FREED| AP Airlines Writer|Sunday, May. 19, 2013

United Airlines 787

United Airlines is getting its 787s back in the air.Read more



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