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Wall Street posts first weekly loss since mid-April on Fed angst
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 declined for a third day on Friday, with the three major stock indexes posting their first negative week since mid-April on lingering concern that the central bank may scale back its stimulus measures to support the...Tags: Saks Inc., Jamie Dimon, BlackBerry, Lifestyle and Leisure, Skin Cancer
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New J&J anti-depressant related to 'Special K' party drug
ReutersNEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said it plans to seek approvals for 11 new drugs by 2017, including a treatment for patients with depression who have failed to benefit from standard medications. The intranasal drug, called...Tags: Stock Market, Trials, Diseases and Illnesses, Risperdal (drug), Suicide
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CBIA Survey: More State Firms Exporting
The Hartford CourantMore Connecticut businesses say they are sending their goods or services to international markets, according to a survey released Wednesday by the state's largest business association. And that share of the state's businesses engaged in international...Tags: General Electric Company, Globalization, Manufacturing and Engineering, Business, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Why the medical device tax needs to stay
The chief drawback of a law as complex as the Affordable Care Act, the health insurance reform measure passed in 2010, is that it provides self-interested opponents a multitude of places to stick a wedge in and hammer away. But you'd be hard-pressed...
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NCJW disappointed by 'pill' restrictions
Not since "the pill" became widely available in the 60s, has there been such a battle over birth control than the one currently being waged over "Plan B" emergency contraception and its restrictions. Moreover, following the Food and Drug Administration...Tags: Family Planning, Personal Income, Judges, Plan B (drug), Crime, Law and Justice
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Medtronic profit beats estimates as international sales jump
ReutersMay 21 (Reuters) - Medical device maker Medtronic Inc reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit driven by strong international sales. Net earnings were $969 million, or 95 cents per share, for the fourth quarter ended April 26, compared with...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Medtronic Incorporated, Earnings Forecasts
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U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Medtronic patent case
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a patent dispute concerning Medtronic Inc over medical devices it manufactures that give the heart electrical jolts when it fails to pump blood properly. Medtronic wants the...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Medtronic Incorporated, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Boston Scientific Corporation, U.S. Supreme Court
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Supreme Court agrees to hear Medtronic patent case
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a patent dispute concerning Medtronic Inc over medical devices it manufactures that give the heart electrical jolts when it fails to pump blood properly. Medtronic wants the Supreme...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Medtronic Incorporated, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Boston Scientific Corporation, Marketing
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Twin Cities' rise in suburban poverty among highest in nation
Star TribuneInver Hills Community College nestles into leafy valleys near some of the wealthiest neighborhoods in suburban Dakota County. But every Wednesday at noon, students like Christine Monroe and Muhammad Rashad quietly slip into the back of a truck to pick...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Students, Mother's Day, Immigration, Social Issues
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EDITORIAL: WEDC's woes shouldn't stop smart incentives
The Wisconsin State JournalThe governor's economic development agency has stumbled from one embarrassment to another. It failed to track millions of dollars in loans to businesses. It didn't follow -- or have -- careful financial policies. It hired a public relations chief...Tags: Scott Walker, Technology, Manufacturing and Engineering, Politics, Executive Branch
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Somerset County manufacturer bringing jobs back from China
Daily American Staff Writer @DAPeteBosakA Somerset County-based medical device manufacturer is creating about 20 local jobs by moving operations from China back to the county thanks to a $1.8 million business and industry loan guarantee announced Friday. DeVilbiss Healthcare is returning...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, China
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch Mound City Money column
St. Louis Post-DispatchAfter collecting their degrees from Washington University today, most members of the class of 2013 will head for a job or graduate school. Abigail Cohen and Andrew Brimer will be working for themselves instead. As recipients of an Arch Grants award, the...Tags: Technology, Asthma, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning, Respiratory Disease
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