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• Alzheimer’s offspring confront their own risk
For adult children of patients with Alzheimer’s disease, the diagnosis can be devastating — and not just because of what it means for their parents. Along with concerns about caregiving and grief over the loss of the mother or father they knew ...
• Paulson calls a meeting of major U.S. banks
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve are meeting on Monday with “leading financial market participants” to finalize details on a market stabilization initiative, a Treasury spokeswoman said. The confirmation of the meeting comes as ...
• Fastenal's 3Q earnings jump 17 percent
WINONA, Minn. - Industrial equipment maker Fastenal Co. said Monday its third-quarter earnings jumped 17 percent to top Wall Street expectations despite a $10 million payout to settle a class-action lawsuit with former employees. For the quarter ...
• China dairy sued over infant’s toxic milk death
BEIJING - The family of a baby whose death has been blamed on toxic milk filed suit against one of China’s largest dairies Monday, while another dairy ensnared in the scandal said it was a victim of unscrupulous subcontractors. The lawsuit against ...
• Oil rebounds on Europe’s bank rescue plan
VIENNA, Austria - A pledge by European countries to keep banks from collapsing injected optimism into oil markets Monday, with prices rebounding from a 13-month low to rise above US$80 a barrel. Gasoline and heating oil also recorded substantial ...