Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Stocks Lower in Early Trading (Vioxx danger)
Stocks Lower in Early Trading
ABC News - NEW YORK Apr 6, 2006 (AP) Stock prices are modestly lower in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down about twelve points in today's early going. Losing issues on the New York Stock Exchange hold an 8-to-5 lead over gainers. The
Source: abcnews.go.com
Coming Distractions
CFO.com - Like most CFOs, Paul Reilly is not prone to exaggeration. The finance chief at Melville, New York–based Arrow Electronics Inc., Reilly is by nature a pragmatist — a level-headed, by-the-numbers pragmatist. So when he tells you flat out that, "It
Source: www.cfo.com
Premarket Movers: Verdict weighs on Merck
BusinessWeek - APR. 6 9:11 A.M. ET Shares of Merck & Co. were down in the premarket electronic trading session Thursday, after the drug maker was found responsible for a man's heart attack because it concealed danger linked to its painkiller Vioxx. The split
Source: www.businessweek.com
Up Next
CBS News - DEATH OF A GENERAL – The soldier convicted in the death of an Iraqi general tells Scott Pelley that the interrogation technique that led to the death was sanctioned. Harry Moses is the producer. THE ORPHANAGE – Bob Simon visits an African
Source: www.cbsnews.com
Jury hears closing arguments in Vioxx trial
Reuters - ATLANTIC CITY (Reuters) - Merck & Co.'s attorney told jurors on Monday that pre-existing health problems and not Vioxx caused the heart attacks of two men suing the drugmaker, while a lawyer for one of the plaintiffs said the company deliberately hid
Source: today.reuters.com
Jury to Start Deliberation in Two Vioxx Injury Cases
New York Times - ATLANTIC CITY, April 3 — After a month of testimony, the fourth Vioxx-related personal injury trial ended Monday with well-worn closing arguments from lawyers for Merck and for two men who say the company's drug Vioxx caused their heart attacks
Source: www.nytimes.com