Industry Focus

Life Sciences

Rapid Nerve Repair Helps Lame Rats Walk Within Days, University of Texas Study

Posted on February 3, 2012

Servier Mediator Investigation Continues With Home Searches

Posted on February 3, 2012

Merck KGaA Signs $550 Million Cancer Pact With Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Posted on February 3, 2012

Merck & Co., Inc. Swings to Profit on Fewer Charges, Sales Growth

Posted on February 3, 2012

Why Red Wine Can Be Healthy: Probable Mechanism Underlying Resveratrol Activity Uncovered, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Study

Posted on February 3, 2012

Finance

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Chuck Jaffe: 6 rules for being your own best financial adviser

You might care for your money more than anyone else, but you have to give it the utmost level of concern and protection, writes Chuck Jaffe..

Posted on February 5, 2012

NewsWatch: Patriots-Giants Super Bowl bets could break $90m

The last time the New England Patriots and the New York Giants met for the NFL championship, Las Vegas took a loss; this year should be different.

Posted on February 5, 2012

Romney handily wins Nevada Republican caucus

Republican frontrunner easily defeats Newt Gingrich in the Nevada Republican caucus, building his lead in his bid for the party’s nomination to challenge President Barack Obama in November.

Posted on February 5, 2012

Economic Preview: Is plan to double U.S. exports in 5 years working?

This week’s data will shine light on whether the U.S. is on track to meet President Obama’s goal of doubling exports in five years.

Posted on February 5, 2012

NewsWatch: U.S. stocks follow win streak with focus on Europe

Cisco, Coca-Cola, Disney and Visa are among bellwethers set to report results amid expectations for market gains to continue; resolution of Europe’s debt crisis is expected to drag on.

Posted on February 5, 2012

Insurance

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Broker BB&T to buy Crump operations

ROSELAND, N.J.—BB&T Corp.'s planned acquisition of the life and property/casualty operating divisions of Roseland, N.J.-based Crump Group Inc.

PBGC faces $17 billion in liabilities if AA terminates plans

FORT WORTH, Texas—If American Airlines Inc. terminates its four hugely underfunded pension plans, the responsibility for paying billions of dollars in benefits to plan participants will shift from the airline to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.

Commercial insurance prices rising— but will it last?

Signs are increasing that the commercial property/casualty insurance market is definitely turning, but it's by no means a hard market yet, according to industry observers.

PBGC opposes termination of American Airlines pension plans

FORT WORTH, Texas—American Airlines Inc.'s move to terminate its pension plans could launch a legal battle over the airline's plan to shift billions in unfunded benefits to the financially ailing Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.

Broker acquisitions pick up as economy improves

Merger and acquisition activity among insurance agents and brokers regained momentum in 2011 with 285 announced transactions.