Monday, October 11, 2010

First patient treated in stem cell study



Gymboree Agrees To Be Bought By Bain Capital For $1.8B
Wall Street Journal
By Veronica Dagher and Matt Jarzemsky Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Gymboree Corp. (GYMB) has agreed to be bought by private-equity firm Bain Capital LLC for $1.8 billion. Shares were recently up 23% at $64.98, compared with the ...
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The Checkup: First patient treated in stem cell study
Washington Post
By Rob Stein The first patient has been treated with human embryonic stem cells in the first study authorized by the Food and Drug Administration to test the controversial therapy. A patient who was partially paralyzed by a spinal cord injury had ...
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Gold Advances in New York on Dollar Weakness; Silver Rises
BusinessWeek
By Claudia Carpenter and Pham-Duy Nguyen Oct. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Gold rose in New York as the dollar traded near an eight-month low against the euro, boosting demand for precious metals as an alternative investment. Silver gained for a second session. ...
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Drug indexes flat as Alexza plunges
MarketWatch
By Val Brickates Kennedy, MarketWatch BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Alexza Pharmaceuticals shares dove Monday morning on news that the US Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve Alexza's formulation of the drug loxapine. ...
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NYMEX-Crude down, choppy on dollar, China move
Reuters
NEW YORK, Oct 11 (Reuters) - US crude oil futures were slightly lower Monday after earlier hitting an early peak above $83 a barrel as the dollar slumped against a basket of currencies. Earlier, China moved to tighten its currency, ...
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Dollar Touches 15-Year Low Against Yen on Outlook for More Fed Debt Buying
Bloomberg
By Cordell Eddings and Daniel Kruger - Mon Oct 11 14:40:05 GMT 2010 The dollar reached a 15-year low against the yen on speculation the Federal Reserve will debase the currency by signaling increased quantitative easing to reduce unemployment. ...
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