| LATEST NEWS | | Obama budget targets brand name medicines | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Big pharmaceutical companies could face increased competition from generic drugmakers under two proposals put forth by the Obama administration on Monday despite earlier savings extracted from drugmakers as part of last year's healthcare law. | Full Article | | | J&J recalls 70,000 Invega syringes | | February 16, 2011 09:20 AM ET | | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson said it has recalled 70,000 syringes filled with the antipsychotic drug Invega because of cracks in the syringes. | Full Article | | Early balding linked to risk of prostate cancer | | February 16, 2011 09:18 AM ET | | LONDON (Reuters) - A study showing that men who start to go bald at 20 may be more likely to develop prostate cancer in later life suggests they might benefit from early screening or preventative therapy, scientists said on Tuesday. | Full Article | | Civilian death study rates "dirty war" in Iraq | | February 16, 2011 09:17 AM ET | | LONDON (Reuters) - More than 92,600 civilians were killed in armed violence in Iraq from 2003 to 2008, and U.S.-led coalition forces showed higher rates of indiscriminate killing of women and children than insurgents, a study has found. | Full Article | |  | | US TOP NEWS | | Producer prices hint at inflation pressures | | February 16, 2011 09:42 AM ET | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. core producer prices in January rose to their highest rate in more than two years, hinting at a build-up in inflation pressures as the recovery gathers pace, a potentially troubling development for the Federal Reserve. | Full Article | | Sanofi to buy Genzyme for over $20 billion | | February 16, 2011 08:52 AM ET | | PARIS (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis SA agreed to buy Genzyme Corp with a sweetened $20.1 billion cash offer, plus payments tied to the success of the U.S. biotech group's drugs, the companies said on Wednesday. | Full Article | | Labor unrest as Egypt moves towards democracy | | February 16, 2011 09:32 AM ET | | CAIRO (Reuters) - Some workers ignored a call by military rulers to return to work on Wednesday, and a committee hammered out changes in Egypt's constitution to pave the way for a democracy to replace 30 years of Hosni Mubarak's iron rule. | Full Article | | Obama warns spending cuts could hurt U.S. recovery | | February 16, 2011 06:46 AM ET | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama warned on Tuesday that immediate, deep budget cuts could hurt the fragile economic recovery, but Republicans pressed to slash spending and brushed off concerns about potential job losses. | Full Article | | BHP in $80 billion expansion spree, puts off big takeovers | | February 16, 2011 07:49 AM ET | | MELBOURNE (Reuters) - BHP Billiton plans to pour $80 billion into expansion over the next five years rather than chase ambitious takeovers, the world's biggest miner said after booming demand for iron ore and copper helped nearly double its first-half profits. | Full Article | | | | BUSINESS NEWS | | | | | RELATED VIDEO | | |  |  | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. |  | | Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. |  | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. | | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | | | ODDLY ENOUGH | | | |
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