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HOUSTON – A judge rejected former Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling’s request to dismiss insider trading charges pending against him in a court opinion made public Thursday. U.S. District Judge Sim Lake, in a 26-page opinion, denied Skilling’s request to dismiss 10 counts of insider trading. On Wednesday Lake accepted …

AUSTIN, Minn. – Hormel Foods Corp. (HRL), maker of Spam and Dinty Moore (search) stews, posted earnings that fell short of expectations as higher turkey profits were largely offset by rising pork and beef costs at other units. Its shares fell more than 4 percent. The company earned $55.8 million, …

NEW YORK – FedEx Corp. (FDX), the world’s largest air-express carrier, on Thursday affirmed its quarterly profit forecast and offered a bullish outlook on the global economy. FedEx (search) reiterated that it expects profit to range between $1.40 per share to $1.50 per share for the fiscal fourth quarter ending …