Wells Fargo CEO will try to retain Wachovia staff
The chief executive of Wells Fargo made no promises about job losses Wednesday when he addressed a crowd of Wachovia Corp. employees, but said he would make every effort to retain workers amid the banks' multibillion-dollar merger.
Latest plan might have spared Wachovia
A top regulator said Tuesday that Wachovia might have been saved as a stand-alone bank if the government had acted sooner.
UNC-CH study dissects mortgage mess
Risky mortgage products -- not just borrowers with weak credit -- share the blame for the nation's housing meltdown, according to researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Pantry results a mixed bag
The Pantry convenience store chain on Tuesday issued preliminary results for its fiscal year that contain a mix of good and bad news.
Easley signs $21.4 billion budget
The budget includes modest pay increases for teachers and most state employees, no tax increases and a record $857 million in borrowing without voter approval for construction projects.
