July 31, 2008 - 10:21 a.m. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - International Paper Co. said Thursday its second-quarter profit jumped 20 percent, throb Wall Street's estimates, as strong international sales helped offset rising raw material costs. Shares spiked $2.88, or nearly 12 percent, to $27.20 in morning trading. The paper-products company said it earned $227 very great number, or 54 cents per share, compared with $190 million, or 44 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter. On ...
Ark. environmentalists question state’s decision to lease wildlife areas for drilling
Jul 31 2008
Andrew Demillo July 31, 2008 - 10:22 a.m. LITTLE ROCK (AP) - Arkansas' $29.5 million agreement with a natural aeriform fluid firm that wants to drill on again than 11,500 acres of state wildlife area faces criticism and questions from environmental groups concerned about the impact that drilling disposition own on water and animals. Some of the state's top conservation groups complained that they were caught off-guard by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's ...
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Aetna’s 2nd-quarter profit rises 6.4 percent on boost in membership, higher premium rates
Jul 31 2008
Tom Murphy July 31, 2008 - 10:26 a.m. (AP) - Shares of Aetna Inc. climbed Thursday morning after the health insurer reported a second-quarter profit that rose 6.4 percent on membership growth and premium-rate hikes and it reaffirmed its outlook. Aetna shares were trading for $41.90, any enlarge of almost 4 percent immersing Wednesday's closing price of $40.32. The Hartford, Conn.-based company said it added 32,000 members in the quarter and increased its medical membership ...
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Amgen’s Aranesp and Procrit not appropriate for some cancer patients
Jul 31 2008
July 31, 2008 - 10:20 a.m. WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration has ordered changes in the prescribing accusation for two widely used anemia drugs, saying the risks of the medications outweigh the benefits in quest of certain cancer patients. Anemia is a frequent side result of cancer treatment, and can leave already frail patients in an even added debilitated rank. The drugs at issue, Aranesp and Procrit, are commonly used to treat such ...
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5 states, NYC threaten to sue EPA over emissions from ships, aircraft, off-road vehicles
Jul 31 2008
Samantha Young July 31, 2008 - 10:24 a.m. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Five states intend to sue the Environmental Protection Agency if it does not act soon to reduce pollution from ships, aircraft and off-road vehicles. In a letter that California Attorney General Jerry Brown was to send Thursday to the EPA, the five states and New York City accuse the Bush president and cabinet of ignoring their requests to set restrictions. "It's ...
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