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• Companies Reassess Security

  By Edward Klump, David Wethe and Brooke Sutherland, Bloomberg  |  January 21, 2013

  In the wake of the Algerian hostage-taking, businesses look more closely at facilities in trouble spots.

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  U.S. Companies Spend Most on Liability Insurance

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 23, 2012

  Premiums for liability coverage average $1.75 for every $1,000 in revenue, more than for any other type of coverage.

• Companies Worry about Russia’s WTO Entrance (NY Times)

  August 22, 2012

  U.S.-Russia relations pose a barrier to the lower tariffs normally offered to World Trade Organization members.

• Factory Recovery Boosts States

  By William Selway, Bloomberg  |  March 30, 2012

  More than two-thirds of U.S. state economies strengthened in Q4.

• Xstrata Deal May Revive M&A

  By Zachary R. Mider and Matthew Campbell, Bloomberg  |  February 8, 2012

  January was the slowest month for deals since 2009.

• S&P Volatility Double The Average

  By Inyoung Hwang and Alexis Xydias, Bloomberg  |  December 27, 2011

  Big swings leave index facing smallest annual change since ’70.

• Capital Spending Nears '08 Level

  By Thomas Black, Bloomberg  |  November 7, 2011

  Rise in expenditures suggests companies see economy improving.

• Heavy Lifting in a Competitive World

  By Susan Kelly  |  May 2, 2011

  CFO Ed Rapp tells how Caterpillar got back on the fast track to global growth.