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• Traditional market thresholds don’t matter
DES MOINES, Iowa - There was a time when thresholds meant something. The Dow Jones average sinking below 8,000 must mean the bottom is near. The S&P 500 falling 50 percent from its high must signal the end of the free-fall. Economists, money managers ...
• EpiPens emerge as life-saving kid accessory
EpiPen is the brand name of the original auto-injector that was introduced by pharmaceutical company Dey, L.P. in 1980. For years, it was the only product of its kind in the United States. (Currently one other company also makes a similar product ...
• Stores may see disappointing Black Friday sales
The day after Thanksgiving — which was the biggest sales generator of the season last year — isn't a predictor of the holiday season, but serves as a barometer of people's willingness to spend, said Burt P. Flickinger III, managing director of ...
• S&P affirms negative outlook on WellPoint
NEW YORK - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services affirmed a negative outlook on WellPoint Inc. and its subsidiaries Thursday, while lowering a rating for the health insurer's Unicare unit as it declines in importance to the company. S&P cut its ...
• Britons shocked by abuse death of 'Baby P'
LONDON - The toddler had been visited 60 times by social workers. A doctor examined him but missed the fact he had a broken back and eight fractured ribs. His mother managed to explain away his constant bruises time and time again. Now the 17-month ...