Business
Columbus unemployment rate slides to 7.9 percent in April; city is No. 45 in development rankings
There were two pieces of good economic news for the Columbus metro area Thursday.
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BUSINESS
Aflac shuffles executives; Dan Amos and Kriss Cloninger to remain at least until age 70
Aflac said Wednesday it is shuffling key management positions and duties to strengthen the company, with the moves obviously setting up an eventual succession plan.
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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS
Gap back in style as 1Q profit jumps 43 percent
After years of struggle, Gap is back in style.
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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS
Procter & Gamble brings back A.G. Lafley as CEO
Procter & Gamble says it is replacing CEO Bob McDonald with former CEO A.G. Lafley, effective immediately.
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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS
Campbell buying Plum Organics baby food maker
Campbell Soup said it's buying Plum Organics, which makes food for babies and kids, for an undisclosed amount as it looks to move into faster-growing categories.
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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS
Money market fund assets rose to $2.601 trillion
Total U.S. money market mutual fund assets rose $19.53 billion to $2.601 trillion for the week that ended Wednesday, according to the Investment Company Institute.
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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS
Ralph Lauren's 4Q profit rises 35 pct
Ralph Lauren Corp. reported a 35 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit as the luxury retailer benefited from lower cotton prices and cost controls.
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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS
Marathon Oil says talks end on possible stake sale
Marathon Oil said Thursday that talks on a potential sale of part of its stake in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project in Canada have ended.
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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS
Stocks edge lower as investors reassess Fed fears
Investors recovered their poise after a shaky start to trading on Wall Street that sent stocks sharply lower.
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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS
McDonald's can't shake criticism about nutrition
McDonald's once again faced criticism that it's a purveyor of junk food that markets to children at its annual shareholder meeting Thursday - including some sharp remarks from a 9-year-old girl.
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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS
Summary Box: Stocks recover from an early swoon
UPS AND DOWNS: Stocks plunged at the opening of trading but recovered by midday. A rout overseas and in the early going on Wall Street was set off by a slowdown in China and worries that the Federal Reserve might slow down its bond purchases. By the afternoon the U.S. market had recouped nearly ...




