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With the election past, investors and policy makers are now focused on the possible fiscal shock set to take place in early 2013 due to scheduled legislative changes. While the near-term risks to the U.S. economic outlook are generally well understood by investors, they are difficult to disentangle from the longer-term growth picture due to an unsustainable fiscal path and debt dynamics that will probably drive the outcome of policy [...]
Media outlets that champion the fight against climate change still run advertisements for products and services that may worsen the problem, and this discrepancy should be addressed, said British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc. “It’s a complex issue and it’s one we’re going to have to work through as an industry,” said Fiona Ball, the company’s head of environment, adding BSkyB is partnering with others [...]
Dynavax’s lead compound Heplisav, a vaccine for hepatitis B, will be reviewed by the FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee on Nov. 15. Briefing documents for the panel will be released by the FDA by Nov. 13. Read more>>
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Vanguard Health Systems has no definitive plan or need to access the debt markets, said Phillip Roe, the company’s executive vice president, CFO and treasurer, responding to speculation by analysts that it may need to issue to cover a spending gap. The company has significant liquidity to fund its operating needs and committed capital expenditure needs, Roe said in a telephone interview [...]
Dish Network Corp.’s stagnating growth is increasing the pressure on Chairman Charlie Ergen to combine with rival DirecTV, 10 years after a failed attempt. Ergen said this week that the two largest U.S. satellite-TV providers “have to consider” a deal, potentially joining a rush of consolidation in the telecommunications, cable and satellite-TV industries that has already topped [...]
ECB President Mario Draghi abandoned talk of a recovery for the euro-area economy and hinted a debate about a rate reduction has been reignited. That move may materialize as soon as January. Draghi switched from talking about “economic growth” to “economic activity” in the second paragraph of the introductory statement of the monthly press conference. Yesterday, he said: “Economic [...]
Codification of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s so-called automation review policy, or ARP, program is attracting more attention as a next step to strengthening market technology rules for exchanges and clearing agencies. The voluntary ARP program, which most market centers already treat as mandatory, has long deserved revisiting in the form of a mandatory set of rules, according [...]
