Minnesota Business News

Lawyers for Merck & Co. told the Supreme Court Monday investors waited too late and didn't do all of the necessary investigations to sue the drug maker over whether it properly warned about the risks of its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx....

Charter Communications Inc., the nation's fourth largest cable operator, said Monday that it has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Charter, controlled by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, said the prearranged bankruptcy filing erased $8 billion of debt and the new company...

Cost of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" Song Items Reflects Consumer Inflation Trends; Interactive Web Site Provides Teachers and Students with Insights on U.S. November 30, 2009 /PRNewswire/ — Thanks to the weak economy in 2009 the PNC Christmas Price...

As stores prepare for hordes of Black Friday shoppers and mark down high-definition TVs and hot toys, they're also pushing deals on something more mundane — necessities like socks and diapers. Toys R Us, Walmart and clothing stores in malls...

I'm not truly sure how one can be a farmer! As if the high cost of doing business, the challenge of fanatical environmental groups, and working from sunup to sundown 7 days a week, farmers are truly at the mercy...

CinemaNow to create a movie downloading service that would be integrated into most devices the electronics retailer sells that can be connected to the Internet, including televisions, DVD players, computers and phones. Facing an industrywide decline in sales of physical...

A controversial tax on medical devices, proposed as part of the Senate's landmark health-care legislation, has been cut in half by Senate negotiators, drawing cautious praise from Medtronic Inc. and other industry leaders. The Senate bill unveiled Wednesday by Majority...