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JPMorgan Chase and Co.’s fourth-quarter net income rose to $3.28 billion, or 74 cents a share, which included a more than quadruple increase in profits from higher investment banking revenues, compared with the same period …

An overall 2.7 percent increase during the past 12 months in the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) is being attributed to higher gasoline prices, CNNMoney.com reported.

Fuel prices surged 53.5 percent during the past year, …

Metro Waste Authority’s (MWA) 2008-2009 financial statements have been given an unqualified or “clean” opinion by independent auditor Denman & Co. LLP. The financial statements showed that MWA’s operating accounts revenues totaled $22.3 million for …

Meredith Corp. will record a special charge of approximately $5.5 million in its fiscal 2010 second quarter, the company announced today. The charge is related to a repositioning of its Special Interest Media (SIM) business, …

Businesses that want to keep their employees longer should consider employer-sponsored wellness programs, according to the Principal Financial Well-Being Index released today.

The survey of American workers at growing businesses with 10 to 1,000 employees …

Preliminary figures aren’t reflecting a retail and food service holiday miracle.

Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for December were $353 billion, a 0.3 percent decrease from November, the U.S. Census Bureau …

In an effort to help recoup losses from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) and battle a record federal deficit of $1.4 trillion, President Obama is planning to raise approximately $120 billion by imposing fees …

A bill designed to save the state an estimated $60 million through early retirement incentives is on the fast track to the Iowa Senate floor, IowaPolitics.com reported.

The legislation would try to entice an estimated …