Retailer Williams-Sonoma said its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings rose on sales growth and gave a strong view for the current quarter and new year.
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More | TalkThe White House revived the health bill vote by vote, using every lever of government at its disposal, after the legislation appeared to be dead.
More | TalkBank of America Chief Executive Brian Moynihan is making his first trip to China this week as the Charlotte, N.C., lender pushes to catch up with rivals in the world's fastest-growing economy.
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More | TalkFor consumers, the vote on health-care legislation could mean a slew of changes that would take effect within months. But the measure's biggest impact remains years away.
More | TalkKimberly-Clark said it anticipates making as much as $500 million more in cost cuts through 2013 and plans to increase spending on marketing.
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More | TalkA senior AT&T executive said Verizon may turn to its LTE wireless technology before it is fully mature and consumers won't be able to make much use of next-generation networks for another two years.
More | TalkCities and states are losing money on deals with Wall Street made in a different interest-rate environment, and now some are trying to escape the contracts.
More | TalkDemonstrators for and against the health-care bill face off outside the Capitol, echoing tempers within as debate heats up on House floor.
More | TalkA growing number of U.S. companies feel unwelcome in China as measures aimed at squeezing foreign technology companies out of the vast government-procurement market start to bite.
More | TalkMonday's trial of four Rio Tinto executives in Shanghai underscores the limits of foreign power when it comes to shaping the way China treats international companies there.
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More | TalkTiffany said earnings more than quadrupled as sales climbed, but the upscale jeweler's profit was less than analysts' expected.
More | TalkArrow Energy agreed to sell the bulk of its Australian assets to Shell and PetroChina for about $3.15 billion.
More | TalkDemocrats hope to build on health-care victory while Republicans hope to use the vote to make election gains in November.
More | TalkThe music company could allow others to sell, distribute its catalog to raise funds and prevent a takeover by its lender.
More | TalkThe leader of the U.K.'s opposition Conservative Party, David Cameron, pledged to introduce a levy on banks if his party wins the coming election, regardless of whether there is international agreement on such a move.
More | TalkGoogle is expected to announce this week its next steps in China, where it has said its plans to stop censoring search results may force it to close down its site.
More | TalkIn the tumult of the last two years, dividends have been all but forgotten. Now they are starting to make a comeback. Companies are again increasing their payouts as corporate balance sheets become flush with cash.
More | TalkAdministration officials are intensifying their appeals to overhaul U.S. financial regulation as the Senate Banking Committee prepares to take up the Dodd legislation.
More | TalkThe chairman of the Democratic caucus in the House says his party has the 216 votes needed to pass President Barack Obama's historic health-care bill.
More | TalkFrench politicians recently added a new twist to a debate over national identity: You are what you eat. The call is a sign of rising concern over the pre-eminence of French cuisine.
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