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For the quarter that ended Jan. 30, Lowe’s reported net earnings of $450 million, or 46 cents a share, 2 cents higher than the average estimate of Bloomberg-surveyed analysts. Earnings were up 47 percent from the same period last year.More >>

Business news: Consumers warned of tax scam
The National Society of Accountants warns that many taxpayers have been victims of an aggressive and sophisticated phone scam in which callers claim to be employees of the Internal Revenue Service, but are not. One common scam is that a caller will tell a

Week in review: the top Alabama business headlines you may have missed
Check out the top business headlines this week on AL.com: Monday, Feb. 23 — Sterne Agee to be bought, $23 million to local charities, Huntsville breweries and a Milo’s closing in today’s AL.com business news. Tuesday, Feb. 24 — BHM to Cancun flights