(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.)Vulcan Materials Co., a producer of construction aggregates, said Friday its board declared a regular quarterly dividend of 49 cents. The dividend is payable Sept. 10 to shareholde...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Amazon.com Inc. was the biggest gainer on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index at midday Monday, after a Goldman Sachs analyst moved the Web-based retailer to a conviction list and ...READ MORE
Among the stock activity stories for Tuesday, May 6, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) _ Shares of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. fell Tuesday afternoon as a Deutsche Bank analy...READ MORE
Among the earnings projection stories for Tuesday, May 6, from AP Financial News: ALLEGAN, Mich. (AP) _ Perrigo Co. raised the bottom end of its fiscal 2008 profit forecast after t...READ MORE
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Construction materials supplier Vulcan Materials Co. said Monday it sold seven quarries, a greenfield site and a sales yard for $214 million to three building materials companies....READ MORE
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Shares of construction and engineering companies finished lower on Monday after the broader market edged down, following disappointing earnings from U.S. bank Wachovia Corp. and D...READ MORE