Marathon Oil to Spin Off Its Refining Business

Marathon Oil, the fifth-largest oil refiner in the U.S., is spinning off its refining business into a new company called Marathon Petroleum. Marathon Oil, meanwhile, will reduce its debt as a result of the move and will focus o…

Target to Open First Canadian Stores in 2013

Target will open its first stores in Canada in 2013, the second-largest discount retailer in the U.S. announced in a statement Thursday. The company agreed to pay $1.84 billion to acquire the leasehold interests for as many as…

ITT Dismantles Its Empire, Ending the Age of Conglomerates

The 91-year old company was once the leading diversified industrial company, the product of hundreds of leveraged buyouts in the 1960s and ’70s. But its breakup is yet more proof that the conglomerate model makes little sense t…

Chrysler Finds It Can Be Profitable Selling Fewer Cars

The smallest of the Detroit Three, Chrysler has made substantial strides in turning around its business, including lowering the number of vehicles it needs to sell to make a profit. The automaker had pegged 1.65 million as its …