Discount retail chain Dollar General Corp. said its fourth-quarter earnings were better than the same period a year ago thanks in part to reduced transportation and distribution costs, as well as higher sales.
U.S. manufacturers expect to have to resort to more cost-cutting to deal with a slow economic recovery from recession, according to an industry survey released Monday.
On a night when half of the six league games ended in ties, the New York Rangers scored a major victory, acquiring high-scoring Pavel Bure from the lowly Florida Panthers.
