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NEW YORK -- The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months Monday on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe.
NEW YORK -- CVS Caremark Corp., one of the nation's biggest drugstore operators, said Monday its profit rose 11 percent in the fourth quarter as results improved for its pharmacy benefits management business.
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Toyota counts Rockefeller, McConnell among powerful friends in Washington
WASHINGTON -- Toyota has friends in high places in Washington, including some of the very people now investigating the Japanese automaker.
BUSINESS OF THE WEEK: Johnson Photo Plus
HUNTINGTON -- Johnson Photo Plus Inc. is the Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce Business of the Week for the week of Feb. 8.
BELLE, W.Va. -- DuPont says one of its chemical plants near Charleston remains off line as officials continue to assess safety procedures at the facility.
Officials at the West Virginia Division of Forestry have recognized several logging operations in the region as part of its Logger of Excellence program.
HUNTINGTON -- The Women 2 Women Committee, sponsored by Somerville & Company, will host a cocktail reception presented by MUG and PIA, along with a ticket discount offer for the Marshall Artists Series' "An Evening with Lucille Ball: Thank You for Asking." The reception is Tuesday, Feb. 23, before the performance at the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center.
OSHA CONSTRUCTION: The OSHA 10-hour Construction course will be presented by the West Virginia Division of Labor from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 17-18, in Charleston.
RUSSELL, Ky. -- The Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital (OLBH) Women's Center began offering gynecological services at the center Feb. 1.
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RUSSELL, Ky. -- Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital plastic surgeon Phillip Lackey, M.D., has received his certification from the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
Tri-Data Inc. creates storage, office solutions for several businesses
HUNTINGTON -- When Tommy Smirl meets with a potential customer to talk about document and data storage, he says two things: "Show me how you work, and show me what causes you the most pain and expense."
NEW YORK -- Stocks buckled Thursday under the growing belief that the global economy is weaker than many investors expected and likely to stop companies from hiring. The Dow Jones industrials briefly traded below 10,000 for the first time in three months.
NEW YORK -- Wealthier shoppers went on a buying binge in January and even middle-income Americans spent a little more, retailers said Thursday. Some chains reported their brightest monthly results in years.
BECKLEY, W.Va. -- Five strip mining protesters want a federal judge to dismiss Massey Energy's lawsuit against them, arguing claims of monetary damages are inflated and unsubstantiated.
HUNTINGTON -- The Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission is initiating a review of pollution control standards and is hosting a public comment period through April 16.
COVINGTON, Ky. -- Two northern Kentucky women have sued Toyota, claiming defective vehicles that suddenly accelerated caused wrecks that injured them.
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall, D-W.Va., this week expressed opposition to the Obama Administration's proposed cut in funding for state surface coal mining permitting programs.
WASHINGTON -- Toyota faced mounting pressure Thursday as the government opened a probe of brake problems with the Prius, a crown jewel of its lineup. The beleaguered automaker said it was "too soon" to decide whether to add the hybrid to the millions of cars it has recalled.
NEW YORK -- A disappointing report on services industries halted a two-day advance in the stock market.
CHARLESTON -- Massey Energy plans to increase metallurgical coal production used in steelmaking by as much as 62 percent to meet demand from rapidly recovering Asian economies.
Toyota Motor Corp. is giving U.S. dealers payments of up to $75,000 to help win back customers' trust in the wake of a massive safety recall.