Business news in brief (Vioxx law firm)

Business news in brief (Vioxx law firm)

Business news in brief
Philadelphia Inquirer - Merck & Co. Inc. suffered a significant legal setback yesterday when an appeals court ruled that a nationwide class-action lawsuit allowing health insurers and others to sue to recover the billions of dollars they spent on Vioxx could go forward
Source: www.philly.com

Teamwork Wins Tournaments
Motley Fool - Wall Street is a guessing game. Investors forecast the potential long-term cash production of a business, estimate how risky those projections are, and use that information to determine how much they're willing to pay for the firm. If the company is
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HealthCheck Reports: April 2006
WPVI - A popular pain drug could have a second purpose in preventing cancer. A study presented at a cancer meeting Monday shows women taking arthritis drugs called COX-2 inhibitors may also get protection from breast cancer. Doctors at Ohio State University
Source: abclocal.go.com

Funny Money: Juiced Up
Street.Com - Editor's Note: Welcome to "Funny Money," a feature written by New York-based comedian Jeff Kreisler. Lest there be any confusion, please note that this column is a work of satire and intended for entertainment purposes only. Enjoy the weekend. This
Source: www.thestreet.com

Archives for: August 2005
Cape Cod Today - We tend to forget the past difficulties, the many false starts, and the painful groping. We see our past achievements as the end result of a clean forward thrust, and our present difficulties as signs of decline and decay. Eric Hoffer (1902–1983
Source: www.capecodtoday.com

Business News short takes
NW Arkansas Times - LONDON — Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. abruptly dropped its $ 4. 2 billion bid for London Stock Exchange PLC without explanation Thursday, sending shares of the British stock market operator sharply lower. New York-based Nasdaq said in a statement that
Source: www.nwarktimes.com

NJ court back class action ruling against maker of Vioxx
WIS-TV - (New Jersey) April 1, 2006 - A New Jersey court has upheld a class action ruling that a judge made against Vioxx maker Merck. This comes after judge Carol Higbee certified a nationwide class in the case that she's hearing about the drug. A labor
Source: www.wistv.com