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A hydrocracker is back in service at Exxon Mobil Corp.'s (XOM) 345,000 barrel-a-day Beaumont, Texas refinery, according to traders doing business with the refinery.

Standard & Poor's 500 companies posted a record level of underfunding for pensions and other post-employment benefits in 2011, according to a recent report from S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC.

Big data promises to boost profits and solve problems, but for many companies trying to put it to work, it also has become a big challenge to manage, a new survey shows.

Apartment giant UDR Inc. (UDR) is pushing forward with its plan to build up its portfolio in coastal cities while jettisoning properties in small-time markets, despite a lack of enthusiasm from some investors regarding the strategy.

M&T Bank Corp.'s (MTB) second-quarter profit fell 28% but the Northeastern U.S. bank reported strong demand for business loans and mortgages, and growth in its newly acquired trust-banking business.

Coca-Cola Co. (KO) continued to post solid sales growth in the second quarter as its global scope and the introduction of more drink sizes at different prices helped the world's largest beverage company overcome pockets of economic uncertainty, including jitters in Europe and a cooling economy in

The markets changed direction again, this time heading back into the green, as traders mulled a bounty of earnings and economic data as well as Fed Chairman Bernanke's testimony.

Charles Schwab Corp.'s (SCHW) second-quarter profit rose 16% from a year ago, helped by a $70 million pre-tax gain, while higher net new assets and a prior acquisition helped the company offset low interest rates and weak trading volume.