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A flower company is the seventh advertiser to pull its ads from conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh's radio program in reaction to his derogatory comments about a law student who testified about birth control policy.

When Nielsen Business Media announced last week it was shutting down book-publishing trade magazine Kirkus Reviews, industry observers could declare a winner to an age-old rivalry: Publishers Weekly. Not that PW hasn't had its problems. The 136-year-old magazine, published by Reed Elsevier's (ENL)...

Rent-A-Center (RCII) handily beat earnings estimates, sending the stock soaring. Second quarter profits rose by 11 percent -- a performance matched by its stock price, which also rose about 11 percent to $21.53 a share. The company's rosy earnings report coincided with a complaint lodged by...

When the times get tough, it's time to get creative. When administrators slashed his school's supply budget, California Calculus teacher Tom Farber found himself in a bind. All of his quizzes, tests, and exams added up to $500 in copying expenses -- almost $200 over his allotted paper budget. A...