Ralph Lauren's 4Q profit rises 35 pct
NEW YORK (AP) -- Ralph Lauren Corp. is reporting a 35 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit, but economic challenges here and abroad and certain strategic initiatives cut into sales....
US unemployment aid applications fall to 340K
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell by 23,000 last week, further evidence that the job market is slowly returning to health....
J&J forecasts 10 new drug applications by 2017
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) -- Johnson & Johnson says it plans to submit more than 10 new treatments to regulators for approval and 25 applications for additional uses of approved drugs by 2017....
Survey shows China manufacturing contracting
BEIJING (AP) -- A survey shows China's manufacturing contracted this month, adding to signs a fragile recovery in the world's No. 2 economy is slowing....
Ford to end auto production in Australia in 2016
SYDNEY (AP) -- Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it will close its two Australian auto plants, ending production in the country in 2016, amid soaring manufacturing costs and plummeting sales....
