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WaMu jumps as hedge fund discloses stake - MarketWatch

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WaMu jumps as hedge fund discloses stake
MarketWatch - 19 minutes ago
By Alistair Barr, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Washington Mutual shares jumped 12% on Thursday after financial-services hedge fund Toscafund Asset Management LLP disclosed a 6% stake in the nation's largest thrift.
Toscafund Discloses Stakes in WaMu, Sovereign Bancorp (Update3) Bloomberg
Britain's Toscafund reports WaMu, Sovereign stakes BusinessWeek
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Oil: Tar sands less damaging than coal, insists Shell
guardian.co.uk - 37 minutes ago
Shell warned environmentalists and ethical investors yesterday that failure to exploit tar sands and other unconventional oil products would worsen climate change because it would lead to the world burning even more carbon-heavy coal.
Shell loses 40000 bpd from Nigeria pipeline attack Reuters
Royal Dutch Shell's profits top $11 billion MarketWatch
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Bristol CEO eyes non-oncology biotech deals
Reuters - 42 minutes ago
By Ransdell Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) - The chief executive of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co (BMY.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said his company, which earlier on Thursday bid $4.5 billion for cancer-drug partner ImClone Systems Inc (IMCL.
ImClone bid sparks biotech rally, maybe premature guardian.co.uk
Bristol-Myers Offers to Buy ImClone for $4.3 Billion (Update4) Bloomberg
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McAfee Profit Tops Estimates as Users Add Security (Update3)
Bloomberg - 54 minutes ago
By Rochelle Garner July 31 (Bloomberg) — McAfee Inc., the world's second- biggest maker of security software, reported profit that topped analysts' estimates as customers bought programs to protect against viruses and hackers.
McAfee boosts full-year guidance BusinessWeek
McAfee profit tops Wall Street, plans acquisition Reuters
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Carlyle starts liquidating Blue Wave funds
MarketWatch - 3 hours ago
By Alistair Barr, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — The Carlyle Group said on Thursday that it will liquidate and eventually shut down its Blue Wave hedge funds after they failed to raise enough assets.
Carlyle to Shutter Blue Wave Hedge Fund After Losses (Update2) Bloomberg
Carlyle liquidating Blue-Wave hedge fund Reuters
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Speed Raisies Risks for Alzheimer’s Research
Wall Street Journal Blogs - 4 hours ago
Drugmakers hurrying experimental Alzheimer’s drugs into late-stage testing may be undermining their ultimate chance at success. The halting progress in the race to develop new Alzheimer’s drugs was on display at the International Conference on …
Examining Elan's Ups and Downs Motley Fool
Alzheimer's Drugs: Investors' Impatience BusinessWeek
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