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The closely watched U.S. non-farm payrolls report is due out on Friday morning, with investors expecting to see that the nation’s labor market improved again in August. Analysts see an increase of 225,000 new jobs with the unemployment rate dropping to 6.1 percent. If the figures live up...

The fact that major corporations have lawyers and engage in legal action is neither new nor notable. One prime example is Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), a company almost as famous for its courtroom battles with Samsung as for its innovative products. Related: Apple's Amazing Litigation Machine Another...

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX) purchased McMoRan Exploration (NYSE: MMR), an oil and gas company that split from Freeport in 1994, the Financial Times reported early this morning. The company also acquired Plains Exploration (NYSE: PXP). Freeport and McMoRan have remained tight...