Oncolytics completes $12.8M stock and warrant sale
NEW YORK (AP) -- Canadian drug developer Oncolytics Biotech Inc. said Monday it raised $12.8 million through a sale of stock and options....

October sales gains lift hopes for housing market
WASHINGTON (AP) -- First-time buyers seized on a tax credit, combined with low mortgage rates and falling prices, to boost home sales in October to their highest level in 2 1/2 years....

Tyson Foods posts 4Q loss on beef charge
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Tyson Foods Inc. said it made strides in the meat business this year and predicts more improvements next year, but analysts worry the company's all-important chicken business is lagging others in the industry....

Gas prices fall to begin busy travel week
Retail gasoline prices headed downward to begin one of the country's busiest travel weeks, with more than 33 million people expected to hit the road for the Thanksgiving holiday....

Weak dollar, home sales data carry stocks higher
NEW YORK (AP) -- Investors halted stocks' three-day losing streak Monday, sending prices higher across the market on a lower dollar and better-than-expected home sales numbers....

Earnings Preview: H.J. Heinz Co.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- H.J. Heinz Co. is scheduled to report earnings for its fiscal second quarter on Tuesday before the market opens. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period....

Salix Pharmaceuticals completes stock offering
NERALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. said Monday it completed its public offering of 5.5 million shares of common stock....

Zions Bancorp announces stock exchange offer
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Bank holding company Zions Bancorp. on Monday announced an offer to exchange about $140 million of its preferred stock for common stock....

Campbell Soup earnings rise as expenses fall
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (AP) -- Price-conscious grocery shoppers are being choosy about what they buy to cook at home, even from the value-oriented Campbell Soup Co....