JUN
18
2008

Johnson & Johnson, Red Cross end fight

Johnson & Johnson and the American Red Cross have resolved their trademark battle over the use of the red-cross emblem, allowing both parties to continue using the insignia they have shared for more than a century.

JUN
18
2008

US presses China to open markets, faces dollar criticism

The United States pressed China on Tuesday to advance market-opening measures but faced criticism over its weakening dollar as the two nations opened talks to address economic issues.

JUN
18
2008

EU court cuts Hoechst´s fine for food preservatives cartel

An EU court on Wednesday reduced a fine given to German chemicals producer Hoechst AG, saying EU regulators were wrong to label the company as the leader of a cartel to fix the price of food preservatives.

JUN
18
2008

Pfizer, Ranbaxy reach Lipitor deal

Pfizer Inc. has reached a deal with Indian generics manufacturer Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. that will end a large part of a five-year patent battle over the blockbuster Lipitor cholesterol treatment and forestall generic competition in the U.S. by 20 months.

JUN
17
2008

New guidelines for US lenders to help tackle foreclosures

US mortgage lenders will have 45 days to decide whether they are willing to renegotiate the loan of a struggling borrower, according to a set of guidelines to be released today by the Hope Now Alliance, an industry group created last year to deal with the foreclosure crisis.

JUN
17
2008

Alcatel-Lucent, China Mobile sign billion-dollar deal

French telecom equipment supplier Alcatel-Lucent said Tuesday it had signed a one-billion-dollar agreement with China Mobile, the country´s largest mobile phone operator.

JUN
17
2008

Satellite radios close in on merger approval in U.S.

The long-running government review of the proposed merger of the two satellite radio companies in the United States has taken an important step forward following an announcement by the head of the Federal Communications Commission that he would circulate a plan this week to approve the deal.

JUN
17
2008

Judge rules for White House in e-mail controversy

A federal judge ruled Monday that a White House office that has records about millions of possibly missing e-mails does not have to make them public.

JUN
17
2008

Security Council demands Sudan cooperation on Darfur crimes

The U.N. Security Council is demanding that Sudan cooperate with the International Criminal Court in its efforts to prosecute individuals suspected of perpetrating war crimes and crimes against humanity in the war-torn Darfur region.

JUN
17
2008

Politicians trying to keep EU treaty alive

Politicians are scrambling to keep the European Union treaty alive after Irish voters rejected the charter in a referendum last Thursday. European foreign ministers met in Luxembourg, while President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, which takes over the rotating EU presidency in July, held talks in Prague.

JUN
17
2008

Japan to require Blu-ray recorder makers to pay copyright fees

Japanese makers of Blu-ray discs and recorders such as Sony Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. will be liable to pay copyright fees to content copyright associations, a government official said.

JUN
17
2008

Milberg will settle kickback charges by paying $75 million

Milberg LLP, the law firm with four former partners who have pleaded guilty in a kickback scheme, will pay $75 million to settle charges it illegally paid clients to sue corporations for securities fraud.

JUN
16
2008

Eli Lilly antidepressant approved for fibromyalgia

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Cymbalta® (duloxetine HCl) for the management of fibromyalgia, a chronic widespread pain disorder, Eli Lilly and Company announced today.

JUN
16
2008

Impala appeals against Sony BMG music deal

Independent music group Impala said Monday it has appealed the decision by European Union regulators to approve the combination of the music units of Sony Corp. and Bertelsmann AG.

JUN
16
2008

Asian, European finance ministers hold talks

Finance ministers from Asia and Europe began talks Monday expected to focus on challenges buffeting the world economy, including global financial turmoil and skyrocketing costs for food and fuel.

JUN
16
2008

McDonald´s to put sliced tomatoes back on menu

McDonald´s Corp. says it will begin serving sliced tomatoes again after a multistate salmonella outbreak caused the world´s largest restaurant chain to yank the vegetable from its sandwiches.

JUN
16
2008

More secret documents found on London train

A second set of confidential papers on British terrorism policies were found on a train, The Independent reported on Sunday.

JUN
16
2008

Britain warns of UAE terror attack threat

The British Foreign Office has warned its nationals -- traveling to or living in the United Arab Emirates -- about the increased threat of a terrorist attack.

JUN
16
2008

S. Korean beef protests force government shake-up

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak plans to shake up his cabinet this week after massive protests, triggered by a deal his government reached to resume U.S. beef imports, the state news agency reported Monday.

JUN
16
2008

UK announces new sanctions against Iran

Britain will freeze assets of Iran´s largest bank in a further move to discourage the country from developing nuclear weapons, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday.

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