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Tesoro gets state and federal clearance to buy BP's Arco assets
State and federal authorities cleared the way Friday for Tesoro Corp. to buy BP's Carson refinery, the Arco brand and other assets, and the Texas oil giant agreed to California restrictions on prices, jobs and retrofits to protect the environment. The...
Tags: Kamala D. Harris, Global Warming, BP Plc, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Tesoro is cleared to buy BP's Carson refinery, Arco stations
Tesoro Corp. won federal and state clearance for its purchase of BP's Carson refinery, Arco stations and other assets for $2.4 billion, an acquisition that would further concentrate the state's fuel-making capacity into only two players — Tesoro and...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Kamala D. Harris, Consumers, Chevron Corportion, BP Plc
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Combined T-Mobile-MetroPCS debuts on N.Y. Stock Exchange as 'TMUS'
With the acquisition of MetroPCS, T-Mobile is picking up 9 million new customers, more wireless spectrum and a stock exchange ticker symbol. The company, which has been renamed T-Mobile U.S., debuted Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange, trading...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Computer Hardware, Companies and Corporations, BlackBerry, Verizon Communications
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N.Y. real estate firm soon to be downtown L.A.'s biggest landlord
One of the biggest players in Manhattan real estate is about to become the largest landlord in downtown Los Angeles, controlling five of the 10 tallest skyscrapers in the city. In a blockbuster deal, Brookfield Office Properties Inc. is paying about...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Rentals, Real Estate Sellers, Realty, Economy, Business and Finance
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WellPoint posts 3% profit gain and raises full-year outlook
Insurance giant WellPoint Inc. reported a 3% increase in first-quarter profit and raised its full-year outlook as the company prepares for major changes under the federal healthcare overhaul. WellPoint, which runs Anthem Blue Cross in California and...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Earnings Forecasts, Citigroup Incorporated, Health Insurance, Insurance
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American Airlines computer outage grounds hundreds of flights
American Airlines, hoping to reinvent itself by coming out of bankruptcy with a new logo, freshly painted planes and a merger plan that will make it the nation's largest carrier, suffered a setback Tuesday when a computer outage grounded hundreds of...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Travel, United Air Lines, Los Angeles International Airport, Bankruptcy
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Dish Network makes $25.5-billion bid for Sprint Nextel
Dish Network Corp. is taking a run at Sprint. The satellite television company made an unsolicited $25.5-billion bid for Sprint Nextel Corp. on Monday in an attempt to marry one of the nation's biggest pay-TV providers with the third-largest U.S....
Tags: DirecTV Group Inc., Companies and Corporations, Sprint Nextel Corporation, Verizon Communications, Consumers
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Taxpayers failing to get their fair share of wireless gold rush
Satellite TV provider Dish Network says it's thinking only of customers as it offers $25.5 billion to buy Sprint Nextel, the third-biggest U.S. wireless company. "A transformative Dish/Sprint merger will create the only company that can offer...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Sprint Nextel Corporation, Verizon Communications, Freedom of the Press, Consumers
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Analysts: Disney layoffs tied to Lucasfilm, Marvel acquisitions
Walt Disney Co. has begun the process of laying off about 150 people who work at the company’s movie studio. Analysts said that the layoffs, which were confirmed by the Burbank-based company Wednesday, are probably related to redundancies...
Tags: Star Wars (movie), Companies and Corporations, Career and Workplace, The Walt Disney Co., Layoffs and Downsizing
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Shake-up on Hewlett-Packard board
Three members of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s troubled board of directors, including its chairman, will quit their posts after barely being reelected two weeks ago. The shake-up follows widespread criticism that HP botched an $11-billion acquisition of British...
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HP defends board in wake of shareholder uprising
The heat has been building on Hewlett-Packard's board as the company prepares for its annual meeting next week, with several major shareholders calling for a protest vote against some directors. In a securities filing on Monday, HP struck back against...
Tags: Sex Crimes, Companies and Corporations, Hewlett-Packard Co., Finance, Politics
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Allergan thrives with Botox but is unloading Lap-Band
The company: Allergan Inc. Headquarters: Irvine Ticker: AGN Employees: 10,800 Leadership: David E.I. Pyott, chief executive since 1998 Revenue: $5.8 billion in 2012 Net income: $1.1 billion in 2012 Stock price: $108.60 at Friday's close...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Obesity, Botox (drug), Migraine, Advertising
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