Laboratory supplier Life Technologies?said Friday it took a 74 percent stake in synthetic gene maker Geneart AG.

Company bought J.R. Phoenix, saying that the acquisition will expand its lineup of hygiene and skin care products in Canada.

Albany Industries is expanding its operation in Ripley in northeast Mississippi and could hire up to 200 more workers.

Two drug manufacturers have agreed to pay Idaho more than $1.2 million to settle claims of improper pricing.

Company says it is launching the iPad in nine countries on Friday?-- Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and Britain.

Ford is assessing the future of Mercury, although final decision on whether to kill the brand hasn't yet been made, a person familiar with the automaker's deliberations said.

Pharmaceutical company said Friday it will stop making its sedative propofol, which became infamous when it was linked to the death of Michael Jackson last year.

Flat spending level was the weakest showing in seven months, according to the Commerce Department report.

Tobacco company says it will close two cigarette plants -- one in Winston-Salem, N.C., and another in Puerto Rico -- in a move to adjust to changing demand for cigarettes.