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BP shares gain after Gulf report
Shares in BP PLC tracked slightly higher after the release of an internal report on the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that deflects much of the blame onto rig owner Transocean Ltd. and contractor Halliburton Co.
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Oracle plans to give Hurd $950,0000 annual salary
Oracle plans to pay newly appointed President Mark Hurd a base salary of $950,000 a year. The company also says the former Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO, who was ousted by that company last month, is eligible for a fiscal 2011 bonus of $5 million.
Boehner calls GOP takeover of Congress 'possible'
House Republican Leader John Boehner (BAY'-nur) says "it's possible" his party could reclaim control of Congress in this fall's midterm elections.
GOP proposes renewing tax cuts, freezing spending
House Republican Leader John Boehner onWednesday proposed a two-year freeze on all tax rates and a cut in government spending to the levels of 2008, before a deep recession took hold of the economy.
BP: Multiple companies, teams contributed to spill
Oil giant BP PLC laid much of the blame for the rig explosion and the massive Gulf of Mexico spill on workers at sea, other companies and a complex series of failures in an internal report released Wednesday before a key piece of evidence has been analyzed.
Summary Box: Pepsi to expand Refresh Project
REFRESH CONTINUES: Pepsi plans to continue its popular charitable program, the Refresh Project, which has given away $1.3 million in 32 grants each month since January in the U.S. and Canada.
BP: Multiple companies and work teams contributed to Gulf oil spill disaster....
BP: Multiple companies and work teams contributed to Gulf oil spill disaster.
Philly Appeals Court: No Need for Warrant for Cell Phone Location Data
The federal appeals court in Philadelphia ruled on Tuesday in a precedent-setting decision that the FBI and law enforcement did not always need a warrant to access stored location from cell carrier records.
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Pepsi to expand charity program in 2011
PepsiCo plans to expand its popular Refresh Project, a charity program that has generated tens of millions of votes and countless Tweets, news stories and Facebook posts.
Stock futures inch higher ahead of open
Stock futures rose slightly Wednesday as investors tried to brush off fresh worries about the health of European banks.
Pepsi to expand charity project in 2011
PepsiCo is expanding its popular Refresh Project, a charity program that has generated tens of millions of votes and countless Tweets, news stories and Facebook posts.
Swisscom to delist troubled Italian unit Fastweb
Swisscom AG announced Wednesday it will buy all outstanding shares in its Italian telecoms unit Fastweb SpA, which has been rocked by a money-laundering probe, for a total of euro256 million ($326 million).
India court upholds big tax bill against Vodafone
An Indian court has upheld a tax department demand for Vodafone Group Plc to pay 120 billion rupees ($2.6 billion) in taxes for its 2007 acquisition of one of India's largest mobile phone companies.
BP shares move higher ahead of Gulf report
Shares in BP PLC moved higher on Wednesday ahead of the release of the company's internal report on the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and after a credit ratings agency upgrade.
China blacks out towns to meet energy goal
Chinese steel mills and mobile phone factories are being idled and thousands of homes in one area are doing without electricity as local governments order power cuts to meet energy-saving targets set by Beijing.
Obama to pitch trio of economic proposals in Ohio
Seeking to give anxious Democrats a boost ahead of the November elections, President Barack Obama is pitching a trio of economic initiatives Wednesday and voicing unwavering opposition to Bush-era tax breaks for the wealthy.
World stocks down on Europe debt fear, yen surge
World stock markets mostly slipped Wednesday amid new concerns about European banks' exposure to risky debt and as the yen's rise to a fresh 15-year high against the dollar weighed on Asian exporters.
Hermine's remnants head north after storm weakens
It's power spent, what was left of Tropical Storm Hermine was making its way north Wednesday, having drenched parts of northeastern Mexico and south Texas before weakening.
Its power spent, remnants of Hermine head north
Its power spent, what's left of Tropical Storm Hermine (hur-MEEN') is making its way north.