Apple's Cook fields his A-team before a wary Street

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook's new go-to management team of mostly familiar faces failed to drum up much excitement on Wall Street, driving its shares to a three-month low on Wednesday. The world's most valuable technology company, which had faced questions about a visionary-leadership vacuum following the death of Steve Jobs, on Monday stunned investors...

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Disney unlikely to change ‘Star Wars’ brand

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES (AP) — Naysayers would have you believe Disney‘s purchase of Lucasfilm can only mean one thing: Bambi and Mickey Mouse are sure to appear in future “Star Wars” movies taking up lightsabers against the dark side of the Force.Not so, say experts who’ve watched Disney’s recent acquisition strategy closely....

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Sanofi draws fire over cost of MS drug Lemtrada

affiliate marketing PARIS (Reuters) – Medical journal The Lancet warned that Sanofi‘s experimental multiple sclerosis drug Lemtrada may be too costly for patients and health insurers once it gets approved by regulators.The journal, which published the encouraging results of two late-stage Lemtrada tests on Thursday, also criticized the...

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With Christie, Obama vows, ‘We will not quit until this is done’

President Barack Obama hugs North Point Marina owner Donna Vanzant as he tours the damage in Brigantine, N.J. At …Just six days before the election, President Barack Obama toured storm-ravaged areas with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. He told Garden State residents struggling in the superstorm's aftermath that all of America shares their pain—and their government is there to help."The main message...

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Hurricane’s death toll rises to 65 in Caribbean

affiliate marketing PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — As Americans braced Sunday for Hurricane Sandy, Haiti was still suffering.Officials raised the storm-related death toll across the Caribbean to 65, with 51 of those coming in Haiti, which was pelted by three days of constant rains that ended only on Friday. affiliate...

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Hurricane Sandy disrupts Northeast U.S. telecom networks

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Power outages and flooding caused by Hurricane Sandy disrupted telecommunications services in Northeastern states on Tuesday, resulting in spotty coverage for cellphones, television, home telephones and Internet services. While all the region's telecom service providers were having problems, Verizon Communications, which serves many of the states in the hurricane's...

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NBC sets premiere dates for “1600 Penn,” Eva Longoria series

affiliate marketing LOS ANGELES, Oct 30 (TheWrap.com) – NBC announced midseason premiere dates Tuesday for three new series, including the Bill Pullman presidential comedy “1600 Penn” and the new Eva Longoria relationship series “Ready for Love.”The network also announced the premiere date for the drama “Deception,” which was formerly...

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¿Las demandas por los efectos adversos de Neurontin aumentan el gasto en salud?

affiliate marketing NUEVA YORK (Reuters Health) – En el 2004, el laboratorioPfizer aceptó declararse culpable y pagar más de 430 millones de affiliate marketing dólares por la acusación de haber comercializado elantiepiléptico Neurontin ilegalmente para usos no aprobados.Ahora, un...

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Dozens killed, millions without power in Sandy's wake

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The most devastating storm in decades to hit the country's most densely populated region upended man and nature as it rolled back the clock on 21st-century lives, cutting off modern communication and leaving millions without power Tuesday as thousands who fled their water-menaced homes wondered when — if — life would return to normal.A weakening Sandy, the hurricane turned fearsome...

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Pole gets 30 years for killing 6 on Channel Island

affiliate marketing LONDON (AP) — A Polish builder who killed six people, including his wife and children, on the British Channel Island of Jersey has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.Damian Rzeszowski, 31, carried out the knife attack in August 2011 at his home. He was said to have become depressed after his wife admitted to an...

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