CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Bank of America Corp., the nation's largest lender, spent $1.18 million in the fourth quarter to lobby the federal government on issues such as executive compensation, credit cards and mortgage lending practices, according to a recent disclosure report.
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WASHINGTON—Federal safety officials say they will look into complaints from Toyota Corolla drivers about difficulty with the steering on their vehicles.
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NEW YORK—Viacom Inc., the media conglomerate controlled by Sumner Redstone, reports fourth-quarter earnings before the market opens on Thursday.
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STAMFORD, Conn.—Gartner Inc. posted a 24 percent drop in fourth-quarter earnings Tuesday, as revenue generated by its information technology research declined.
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Major business events and economic events scheduled for Wednesday: WASHINGTON—Commerce Department releases international trade for December, 8:30 a.
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NEW YORK—Coca-Cola Co. on Tuesday reported that strong overseas growth more than made up for a weak North American market in its fiscal fourth quarter and sent the world's largest beverage maker's profit up 55 percent.
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ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich.—Solar panel product maker Energy Conversion Devices Inc. said Tuesday it posted a loss in the fiscal 2010 second quarter, hurt by a number of one-time costs, including those related to company layoffs.
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