May 30, 2008 - 3:34 p.m. NEW YORK (AP) - The president and chief executory of scientific apparatus author Agilent Technologies Inc. exercised options for 20,498 shares of common save, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. In a Form 4 filed with the SEC Thursday, William P. Sullivan reported he exercised the options Tuesday for $32.49 apiece and then sold all 20,498 of them on the same day for $36.29 to $36.36 apiece. Insiders ...
FDA advisers back Glaxo, Ligand blood drug for short-term use, Ligand shares soar
May 31 2008
Matthew Perrone May 30, 2008 - 3:06 p.m. WASHINGTON (AP) - Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration said Friday a blood-clotting drug from GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. is effective on account of short-term exercise, notwithstanding reservations by FDA scientists. A panel of 16 outside advisers voted unanimously in favor of Promacta at a meeting held in Chicago, before-mentioned FDA spokeswoman Karen Riley. The drug is designed to deal with an immune ...
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Los Angeles controller’s probe clears airport head in LAX contract awards
May 31 2008
May 30, 2008 - 3:24 p.m. LOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles auditors have cleared the city's airport chief of allegations she improperly influenced the choice of two developers for work at Los Angeles International Airport. The report released Thursday by the incorporated town controller's office found Gina Marie Lindsey did not pressure airport executives into selecting DMJM of Los Angeles and Denver-based Fentress Architects for the contracts worth some $66 million. But the audit calls ...
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Data Domain Senior Vice President David Schneider exercises options for 5,000 shares
May 31 2008
May 30, 2008 - 3:09 p.m. NEW YORK (AP) - The senior vice president of worldwide sales of Data Domain Inc., a provider of data-backup and disaster-recovery systems, exercised options for 5,000 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Thursday. In a Form 4 filed with the SEC, David Schneider reported he exercised options for the shares on Thursday for $7.26 apiece and then sold 15,000 ...
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Canadian economy won’t slide into first recession in 16 years: Flaherty
May 31 2008
Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press May 30, 2008 - 3:35 p.m. Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said that he and his provincial counterparts sojourn optimistic about the economy and give credit to Canada won't fall into its first recession in 16 years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson MONTREAL - Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, with the majority of his provincial counterparts agreeing, ...
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