Tom Murphy

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In this Friday, March 28, 2014 photo, Lou Severino moves dirt with a Caterpillar dozer around a home under construction in Pepper Pike, Ohio. Caterpillar reports quarterly earnings on Thursday, April 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Caterpillar 1Q profit climbs 5 pct, forecast rises

Tom Murphy · April 24, 2014 3:58 pm

FILE - This Jan. 30, 2012 file photo, an Aetna benefits card is photographed in Surfside, Fla. Aetna reports quarterly earnings on Thursday, April 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Aetna’s 1Q profit jumps 36 pct, forecast climbs

Tom Murphy · April 24, 2014 3:44 pm

FILE - In this June 20, 2011 file photo, a woman exits a Rite Aid store, in Philadelphia. Rite Aid on Thursday, April 10, 2014 reported its sixth-straight quarterly profit and announced an acquisition that aims to strengthen the drugstore chain's foothold in the burgeoning health care market. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Another profitable quarter, Rite Aid breaks out

Tom Murphy · April 10, 2014 2:54 pm

FILE - In this Wednesday, July 17, 2013 file photo, Marlboro cigarettes are on display in a CVS store in Pittsburgh. Major retailers will be paying close attention to the sales numbers after CVS Caremark pulls tobacco from its shelves by October. If the old retail rules governing tobacco have not changed outright, they are at least coming up for review. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

CVS goes cold turkey; may pressure rivals, or not

Tom Murphy · April 9, 2014 2:01 pm

Government hikes Medicare Advantage pay estimate

Tom Murphy · April 7, 2014 11:55 pm

Insurers Aetna, WellPoint bulk up executive pay

Tom Murphy · April 2, 2014 7:04 pm

Insurer WellPoint raises 2014 earnings forecast

Tom Murphy · March 21, 2014 10:32 am

Health care law has uneven impact on companies

Tom Murphy · March 20, 2014 11:37 am

EBay CEO Donahoe’s total pay for 2013 sinks 53 pct

Tom Murphy · March 11, 2014 11:41 am

FILE - In this May 17, 2011 file photo, a Staples sign is displayed on the front of a Staple store, in Portland, Ore. Staples says it will shutter 225 North American stores, about 10 percent of Staples Inc.'s worldwide total of 2,200, by the end of 2015, and the office-supply retailer has started a plan to save about $500 million annually. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Staples to close 225 stores as sales move online

Tom Murphy · March 6, 2014 2:25 pm

Administration said to ponder insurance extension

Tom Murphy · February 6, 2014 8:52 pm

Rite Aid turns 3rd straight quarterly profit

Tom Murphy · June 20, 2013 1:13 pm