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A University President's Outside Board Membership (Jul-13, 09:36 EDT )-- While the University of Michigan's medical school has decided to forbid drug makers from financing post-graduate education, its overall president receives considerable compensation for sitting on the board of a pharmaceutical giant.
So How Are Sales and Manufacturing? (Jul-13, 09:35 EDT )-- The main cause of our slowdown was my own fatigue.
Aiding the States, but Not as a Habit (Jul-13, 09:29 EDT )-- Federal aid to states makes sense, but not as a matter of habit, an economist writes.
Wall Street Surges on Optimism About Earnings (Jul-13, 09:10 EDT )-- Just as important as the second-quarter results, Alcoa said global consumption of aluminum would grow by more than it had forecast
Biodiversity Inches Up on Corporate Agenda (Jul-13, 09:06 EDT )-- More companies are making noteworthy efforts to minimize damage to the environment from their activities, according to a report on business and biodiversity issued on Tuesday.
Tyco Electronics to Buy ADC for $1.25 Billion (Jul-13, 08:39 EDT )-- Tyco Electronics said on Tuesday that it has agreed to buy ADC, a broadband equipment maker, for about $1.25 billion in cash.
U.S. Trade Gap Widens on Rise in Chinese Imports (Jul-13, 08:00 EDT )-- The trade gap grew 4.8 percent to $42.3 billion, the largest since November 2008, defying expectations that it would decrease.
Moody’s Cuts Portugal’s Credit Rating (Jul-13, 05:52 EDT )-- Moody’s cut Portugal’s sovereign bond ratings two notches Tuesday, but left them at investment grade.
FCC Requests Input On Comcast, NBC Universal Deal (Jul-13, 03:00 EDT )-- Federal regulators are reviewing the proposed merger between NBC Universal and Comcast. It's a deal valued at between $14 and $30 billion. The Federal Communications Commission holds a public hearing on the deal in Chicago on Tuesday. While few...
Presidential Oil Spill Panel Holds First Hearing (Jul-13, 03:00 EDT )-- The Obama administration has ordered a new suspension on deepwater drilling in the Gulf. The ban is slated for four months and supersedes a moratorium that was blocked by a judge earlier this month. Some Gulf drilling operations ceased after the BP oil...
Hefner Offers To Take 'Playboy' Private (Jul-13, 03:00 EDT )-- Hugh Hefner is offering to buy all the shares of Playboy Enterprises that he doesn't already own. It's a bid to take the struggling company private. But the move put the company in play, and within hours the owner of rival Penthouse magazine was...
Global Oil Demand Expected To Rise In 2011 (Jul-13, 03:00 EDT )-- The International Energy Agency says world oil demand will rise next year fueled by economic growth in developing countries, this, despite a drop in an appetite for oil by wealthy countries. In its monthly report, the Paris-based agency says global oil...
'Consumer Reports' Test: Faults iPhone 4 Antenna (Jul-13, 03:00 EDT )-- Consumer Reports announced Monday it will not recommend Apple Inc.'s newest iPhone because of reception problems caused by its antenna design. Buyers have been complaining that holding the phone a certain way could cause calls to drop.
Diabetes Drug Maker Hid Test Data on Risks, Files Indicate (Jul-13, 02:39 EDT )-- The drug giant SmithKline Beecham found in a study as early as 1999 that its diabetes medicine, Avandia, posed risks to the heart, but it never made the information public.
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