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Starbucks posted a sampling of its new ad campaign to its Web site that fights back against claims that competitors have made about the cost of its coffee drinks.

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Disney is buying a stake in Hulu and granting the site access to ABC shows, bringing three big broadcast networks under one banner.

Chrysler’s bankruptcy reorganization envisions the auto maker being revitalized under a partnership between Fiat and the UAW. But the U.S.’s intervention could stall in court.

Motorola burned through $1.3 billion in cash in the first quarter. The telecom-equipment maker’s loss widened.

The WHO said that a new flu strain continued to spread, particularly in Mexico and the U.S., but refrained from declaring a global pandemic.

After an era of declining production, the U.S. is now swimming in natural gas. The discoveries are spurring policy makers to look to natural gas to solve a range of energy problems.

Falling ad and entertainment revenue hurt the media conglomerate, which reported quarterly earnings of $177 million.

The American International Group disclosed Thursday that it paid its dollar-a-year chief executive, Edward M. Liddy, compensation worth about $460,000 in 2008 to cover costs he incurred after taking over the company during its emergency rescue by the Federal Reserve.

Dow Chemical is in talks about selling its agriculture unit. The company posted a small but unexpected profit on cost cutting and a steep drop in input costs.

A committee representing bondholders of General Motors has proposed an alternative plan to restructuring the embattled automaker, in which the bondholders, not the government, would be in the driver’s seat.

The number of confirmed U.S. flu cases rose to 109 in 11 states. Mexico urged its citizens to stay home amid warnings that a pandemic appeared imminent.

The SEC is investigating trading of Schering-Plough shares ahead of its announced merger with Merck.

NEW YORK (AP) — Dow Chemical posted a 97 percent drop in first-quarter profit on Thursday as big commercial clients and consumers cut back heavily on spending, though results easily beat Wall Street expectations.