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Strong yields in cotton, soybeans and corn made 2001 a successful year for Alabama farmers, county agents said.

Willamette Industries said Monday it has agreed to a sweetened $6.1 billion takeover offer by rival Weyerhaeuser, ending 14 months of jockeying between the two timber giants.

Shaw Industries is now fully owned by billionaire Warren Buffett.

Gabriela Moreno Casados didn't have acceptable identification when she moved here from Mexico, so she couldn't open a bank account and had no safe or convenient place to keep her money.

Fleming today announced that Kmart did not make its regular weekly payment for delivery of food and other consumable products.

European Union regulators granted antitrust clearance Monday to agriculture group Cargill Inc.'s takeover of French starch producer Cerestar, but referred parts of the deal to British authorities for further scrutiny.

Delta Air Lines, Air France, Alitalia and CSA Czech Airlines received final approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for antitrust immunity agreements.

Internet retailer Amazon.com posted its first quarterly net profit ever in the fourth quarter, beating its own forecasts and Wall Street's expectations.

Handheld computer company Palm Inc. plans to announce Monday that the spinoff of its software platform into a wholly owned subsidiary is complete.

If Portland-based Willamette Industries buys part of Atlanta-Based Georgia-Pacific, it would become Oregon's biggest company, shedding its status as a regional company with an obscure name and surpassing Nike.