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• Merck Leads $17.9 Bln of Bond Sales

  By Sarika Gangar, Bloomberg  |  September 11, 2012

  Walgreen sells $4 bln of debt, Transocean sells $1.5 bln.

• Purchase Stymies Hertz’s High-Grade Goals

  By Krista Giovacco and David Holley, Bloomberg  |  August 28, 2012

  Acquisition of Dollar Thrifty to boost company’s total debt by up to 28%.

• Energy Changes Boost U.S. Industries

  By Asjylyn Loder  |  August 13, 2012

  Transformation in energy supplies could mean 3.6 million more jobs by 2020.

• Senate Finance Extends Tax Breaks

  By Richard Rubin, Bloomberg  |  August 3, 2012

  Move runs counter to committee’s talk of simplifying the tax code.

• Pension Change Resurfaces on Hill

  By Kathleen Hunter, Bloomberg  |  June 8, 2012

  Reid proposes changing pension contribution rules to pay for student loan rate freeze.

• Chesapeake to Overhaul Board

  By Joe Carroll and Jim Polson, Bloomberg  |  June 4, 2012

  Under pressure from Carl Icahn, energy company names four new directors.

• Many Firms Loath to Report Bribery

  By David Voreacos and Greg Farrell, Bloomberg  |  May 17, 2012

  U.S. offers leniency if companies self-report violations, but many decide not to disclose.

• Financial Executives: Keeping Track

  By Kerry Sullivan  |  May 3, 2012

  Robert Mandos; Hai Tran; Andrew Szafran; Brian Taylor; Steven Mills; Mark Patten

• Smaller Companies Get Swaps Pass

  By Jesse Hamilton and Steven Sloan, Bloomberg  |  April 19, 2012

  Regulators exempt derivatives end-users from strict oversight.

• Business Unhappy with GOP

  By Laura Litvan and Andrew Zajac, Bloomberg  |  April 3, 2012

  Republicans in Congress fail to deliver on Ex-Im bank, highway funding.