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Hoping Two Drugs Carry a Side Effect: Longer Life
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 8:49pm EDT by By NICHOLAS WADE
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Sirtris, a drug company, has two drugs in clinical trials that it hopes will avert degenerative diseases of aging like diabetes, heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer’s.
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TiVo and Amazon Team Up
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 8:47pm EDT by By BRAD STONE
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The two companies want to turn the television remote control into a tool for buying the products being advertised and promoted on commercials and talk shows.
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Stocks & Bonds: Shares Decline Modestly as Oil Prices Rise Again
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 8:47pm EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Wall Street closed modestly lower on Monday as the price of oil regained ground and investors cashed in some gains from the stock market’s rally last week.
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Hasbro, Reporting a Profit Above Expectations, Says It Will Raise Prices
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 8:47pm EDT by By REUTERS
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The company was helped by sales of toys tied to movies like the latest “Indiana Jones” film, but its shares fell after it said it would raise prices.
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Leading Indicators Fell 0.1% in June
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 8:47pm EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The index of leading economic indicators slipped 0.1 percent in June as expected, showing that the limping economy is still far from being on the mend.
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Frequent Flier: Chasing the Big Game, All Around the World
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 8:47pm EDT by By JOAN RAYMOND
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One of my personal goals is to see as many major sporting events as is humanly possible before I die. So far my journeys have taken me across the globe.
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Poor Economy Slows Women in Workplace
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 8:46pm EDT by By LOUIS UCHITELLE
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Women in their prime earning years, struggling with an unfriendly economy, are retreating from the work force, either permanently or for long stretches.
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Earnings Fall 44% at Bank of America
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 8:38pm EDT by By ERIC DASH
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Real estate-related losses at the country’s largest retail bank overwhelmed record revenue across its businesses.
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In Reversal, Ford Veers From S.U.V.’s
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 8:34pm EDT by By BILL VLASIC
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The company, which devoted itself for nearly 20 years to pickup trucks and sport-utility vehicles, is about to drastically alter its focus to building more small cars.
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Brocade to Buy Network Firm
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 8:29pm EDT by By REUTERS
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Brocade said the deal was more about growth than cost savings, and that it would provide a broader range of networking technologies to support increasing Web traffic.
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With Offer, Europe Tries to Spur Trade Talks
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 8:23pm EDT by By STEPHEN CASTLE
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The European Union offered to reduce its farm tariffs by 60 percent — the highest figure it has yet offered — in a challenge to developing countries to make concessions.
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PC Sales Help Apple in Quarter
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 8:21pm EDT by By JOHN MARKOFF
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Apple, the third-largest personal computer maker in the United States, continued to benefit from the significant market share gains of its Macintosh computer line.
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Texas Instruments Disappoints And Predicts Weak 3rd Quarter
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 8:18pm EDT by By REUTERS
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The chipmaker posted lower quarterly profit and revenue as growth in analog chips was offset by weakness in its wireless chip business.
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Earnings Decline at Boston Scientific
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 8:00pm EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The medical device maker said on Monday that its second-quarter was hurt by acquisition, restructuring and other charges.
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Profit Declined 38% at American Express
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 7:46pm EDT by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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The company said it was no longer on track to increase earnings per share by 4 percent to 6 percent this year because the economy has slowed, particularly in June.
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On the Road: Hostility at the Gate Makes for a Wary Crew
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 7:34pm EDT by By JOE SHARKEY
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Even as passengers grimace at each new charge the airlines impose, they have generally been sympathetic toward pilots and flight attendants — until recently.
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Date Is Set for Leno’s ‘Tonight’ Finale
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 7:33pm EDT by By BILL CARTER
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Jay Leno’s last night on the “Tonight” show will be in May of 2009, with Conan O’Brien taking over the show a few days later.
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Putin Orders Restored Oil Flow to Czechs
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 6:40pm EDT by By ANDREW E. KRAMER
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The Czech Republic’s flow of oil from Russia was reduced after the Czechs signed an agreement with the U.S. to base a missile defense radar on their territory.
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Settlement Puts Icahn on Yahoo Board
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 6:39pm EDT by By MIGUEL HELFT
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Yahoo averted a proxy contest with Carl Icahn by agreeing to appoint him and two others to its board.
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Court Throws Out Super Bowl Fine
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 6:38pm EDT by By ANAHAD O'CONNOR
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A court called an F.C.C. fine against CBS over the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show arbitrary and capricious.
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Cholesterol Drug Fails Main Goal in Heart Study
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 5:57pm EDT by By REUTERS
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Merck and Schering-Plough said new test results show that their heart drug Vytorin failed to meet its main goal of improving cardiovascular outcomes.
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Bank Sues Analyst for Defamation
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 4:32pm EDT by By REUTERS
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BankAtlantic said it has sued Richard X. Bove, a prominent banking analyst, accusing him of defamation and negligence over a recently published research report.
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As Travel Costs Rise, More Meetings Go Virtual
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 4:02pm EDT by By STEVE LOHR
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As travel costs rise and airlines cut back service, companies large and small, are rethinking the face-to-face meeting — and business travel as well.
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Roche Offers $43.7 Billion for Rest of Genentech
Posted: July 21st, 2008, 11:20am EDT by By DAVID JOLLY
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The Swiss drug maker Roche Holding said it was offering about $43.7 billion to acquire the 44 percent of Genentech that it did not already own.
