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Friday, April 15, 2011 Last Update: 1:47 AM ET

Pressure to Unwind CVS Merger

The consumer groups contend the merged drugstore chain and pharmacy benefit manager are anti-competitive.

A CVS Caremark store in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The company has been accused by consumer advocates of not fulfilling promises made at the time of the merger.
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A CVS Caremark store in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The company has been accused by consumer advocates of not fulfilling promises made at the time of the merger.

Price of Tomatoes Has a Lot to Do With These Thefts

The authorities say the thefts were committed by people familiar with the produce trucking business who waited for the price to rise.

The Business Market Plays Cloud Computing Catch-Up

There are signs that companies like I.B.M. and their establishment customers now want remote information services to be a bigger part of what they offer.

China G.D.P. Rises 9.7 Percent

China's turbo-charged growth eased just a touch in the first quarter, while its inflation jumped to a 32-month high, putting pressure on the government to do more to rein in prices and keep the economy on an even keel.

Resistance to Jaitapur Nuclear Plant Grows in India

As a nuclear disaster unfolds in distant Japan, a growing number of Indian scientists, academics and others have expressed concern about plans for a coastal nuclear plant.

World Bank and I.M.F. Discuss Inequality in Middle East

In the wake of the revolution in Tunisia, the World Bank says that the country can serve as a model for a revised approach.

Revenue Rises at Google but Profit Misses Forecasts, and Analysts Point to Spending

The search engine company gets off to a mixed start under its new chief executive, the co-founder Larry Page.

BP Gets an Extention From Rosneft to Salvage Their Oil Exploration Deal

At a shareholders’ meeting, the BP chief executive, Robert W. Dudley, played down the severity of a dispute with its Russian partners at TNK-BP.

DealBook

Zipcar Soars in Market Debut

The enthusiastic response to the Zipcar public offering is a positive sign for the market for technology I.P.O.'s, analysts said.

Higher Energy Costs Push Up Producer Prices

The Producer Price Index rose 0.7 percent in March, with higher energy prices, mostly gasoline, accounting for nearly all of the increase.

Insight & Analysis

High & Low Finance

Resentment Is Rising In Euro Zone

It is hard to see how the euro zone can be undone, but it is even harder to see how it will prosper.

News Analysis

Pain of British Fiscal Cuts Could Inform U.S. Debate

A year into Britain’s controversial austerity plan, retail sales have had the sharpest monthly plunge in 15 years and real household income is expected to fall 2 percent this year.

Advertising

A Younger Group for Feminine Products

Sold in glittery boxes decorated with hearts, stars and swirls (which are also printed on the pads themselves), the products would look at home on the set of “Hannah Montana.

Education Life Preview

The Default Major: Skating Through B-School

Where’s the rigor? Undergraduate business has an image problem.

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Bucks Blog

Bad Loan Terms? Some Clues Why

A new law requires lenders to provide consumers with more information when they receive less-than-favorable loan terms.

Bucks Blog

Plan Cuts Reverse-Mortgage Counseling

Federal budget deal cuts funds for reverse-mortgage counseling.

Economix Blog

Parenting Matters

A Columbia University professor argues that recent studies show that parenting has a lasting effect on children -- and that social policy does too, as Britain's recent war on child poverty shows.

Economix Blog

Is Goldman Sachs Too Big to Fail?

If a bank like Goldman were in trouble, policy makers would face the unappealing options that existed for Lehman Brothers, to let it fail or bail it out, an economist writes.

You’re the Boss Blog

How We Decided to Go Global

And four big lessons we learned along the way.

Executive Pay: A Special Report

The Drought Is Over (at Least for C.E.O.’s)

After shrinking during the recession, paychecks are growing again for top American executives.

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