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Gabriela Moreno Casados didn't have acceptable identification when she moved here from Mexico, so she couldn't open a bank account and had no safe or convenient place to keep her money.

Fleming today announced that Kmart did not make its regular weekly payment for delivery of food and other consumable products.

European Union regulators granted antitrust clearance Monday to agriculture group Cargill Inc.'s takeover of French starch producer Cerestar, but referred parts of the deal to British authorities for further scrutiny.

Delta Air Lines, Air France, Alitalia and CSA Czech Airlines received final approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for antitrust immunity agreements.

Internet retailer Amazon.com posted its first quarterly net profit ever in the fourth quarter, beating its own forecasts and Wall Street's expectations.

Handheld computer company Palm Inc. plans to announce Monday that the spinoff of its software platform into a wholly owned subsidiary is complete.

If Portland-based Willamette Industries buys part of Atlanta-Based Georgia-Pacific, it would become Oregon's biggest company, shedding its status as a regional company with an obscure name and surpassing Nike.

The ``See Rock City'' barn in Dalton will not only survive, but it'll move closer to the attraction it advertises.

A 30-day "cooling-off" period was issued Sunday to prevent a strike by disgruntled United Airlines mechanics.

Martha Stewart is not abandoning troubled retailer Kmart Corp., but she said any bankruptcy reorganization "poses certain problems for us in terms of our brand" and her company's growth rate.