Topic: Walgreen Company

US Postal Service will keep open rural routes

The Post Office blinked in the face of public opposition; rural post offices were scheduled to close as soon as May 15.

The Great Inversion and the Future of the American City

From Brooklyn to Philly to Houston: Is the American city of today becoming more like Paris?

Sagging consumer confidence lowers stocks

The Dow fell 43 points to close at 13197 Tuesday as weak readings on consumer confidence gave investors little reason to extend the recent rally.

Black Friday 2011: You can get deep discounts ... on that?

Black Friday 2011 offers huge savings on popular holiday gift items, like televisions, gaming systems, laptops, clothing, and so on. But some retailers are using the traditional kickoff to the holiday shopping season to offer deals on stuff that's on (practically) no one's gift list. Here are our Top 6 wackiest product deals for Black Friday 2011. Have you got a better one? Let us know on Twitter or Facebook: 

Stocks up for third straight day

The Dow rose 146 points to 11190 amid hopes that Europe was moving closer to resolving its debt problems

Debra Ruh makes high-tech available to the disabled

Her company, TechAccess, works with businesses large and small to ensure the disabled can use their products.

Data theft: Top 5 most expensive data breaches

Data theft is off to a troubling start this year, with two massive breaches occurring in March and April. Hackers' success in grabbing millions of records at Epsilon and Sony are just the latest example of increasingly sophisticated attempts to steal sensitive personal information. Here's a list of the five most expensive data theft cases in the United States:

Stocks close off lows hit after earthquake

Stocks fell initially on Japan's latest earthquake, but recovered some of their losses. The Dow average dropped 17 points; the S&P 500 index fell 2 points.

Tech stocks edge higher with M&A boost

Tech stocks got a mild boost from Texas Instruments' bid for National Semiconductor. While tech stocks edged up, however, the Dow and S&P fell slightly.

E-mail breach at Epsilon may prove costly

The Epsilon breach involved millions of addresses at some of America's best-known companies. Some security breaches can cost hundreds of dollars per compromised record.

Stocks end higher, propelled by tech, retail

Dow gains 84 points, up nearly 5 percent over the last six trading days.

Downtown need a makeover? More cities are razing urban highways

Removal of aging highways is a strategy some cities are using to try to boost their downtown districts.

Brace yourself: The 2.0's are coming!

The Web 2.0's, that is. Here's the rundown on all the social media IPOs in the works. Exciting times to be in the market.

Arizona shooting: a week of agonizing, arguing, praying, investigating

US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, targeted in last week's Arizona shooting, continues to improve; a Tucson Safeway store reopens; and investigators work to build their case against Jared Loughner.

Car charging network grows in Austin

Local utilities and states push to add car charging stations in anticipation of more E-cars hitting the road.

McDonald's and Walgreens: email addresses, birth dates stolen by hackers

Hackers gained access to a McDonald's database containing an unspecified number of customer email address and birth dates. No mention of passwords stolen.

Ricotta pear pancakes

Light, creamy ricotta pancakes topped with fresh fruit will wow your guests after the big meal.

This recovery is a sham

Who’s creating US jobs? Mexicans.

Fed up with violence in Mexico, entrepreneurs are moving north. That means the US is seeing the benefit from the businesses they start.

Last-minute Christmas shopping: is it a guy thing?

Last-minute Christmas shoppers packed stores Thursday. Surveys suggest the procrastinators are more likely to be men – and evolution may offer an explanation.

Nancy Reagan visits President Obama (no seance jokes this time)

Flags of caution over Sotomayor

Does she really think a judge can't be objective?

Chia Obama - a perfect gift for Easter? Walgreens says no

New worries about meth trends

After a decline in the number of labs in the US, amounts of the addictive drug have gone up.

Websites that help you budget better

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