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SEC funding shift in Senate's draft financial fix

| |Monday, Nov. 09, 2009

Measures that would significantly boost funding for the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as give shareholders a say on executive pay are included in draft financial overhaul legislation in the Senate, a person familiar with the matter said Monday.Read more

Northrop Grumman gets $15.6M Navy deal

|Monday, Nov. 09, 2009

Northrop Grumman Corp. received a $15.6 million contract boost from the Navy to provide aircraft data management services on the E-2D Hawkeye, the Pentagon said late Monday.Read more

Mich. ballot drive would drop insurance rates 20%

| |Monday, Nov. 09, 2009

Michigan voters could decide whether to reduce automobile, home and business insurance premiums by 20 percent if a proposal qualifies for the 2010 statewide ballot.Read more

Standard & Poor's makes changes to small-cap index

|Monday, Nov. 09, 2009

Standard & Poor's said Monday that UCBH Holdings Inc. will be deleted from the S&P SmallCap 600 index after trading ends Tuesday and replaced by Lumber Liquidators Inc.Read more

Status of Pfizer and Wyeth research facilities

|Monday, Nov. 09, 2009

Pfizer Inc., which just acquired fellow drugmaker Wyeth, is closing six of the two companies' research sites and keeping open 14 others. Two Cambridge, Mass., sites will operate as one. Following is a list of the sites:Read more

Acadia 3Q loss narrows on revenue boost

|Monday, Nov. 09, 2009

Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Monday its third-quarter loss narrowed on lower costs and a boost in revenue from its drug development partners.Read more

Emulex files lawsuit against Broadcom

|Monday, Nov. 09, 2009

Emulex Corp., which makes data storage equipment, said Monday it has filed a lawsuit against chip designer Broadcom Corp., alleging violations of federal antitrust laws.Read more

Business Highlights

|Monday, Nov. 09, 2009

Dow jumps 204 to high for year as dollar slumpsRead more

Caliper Life 3Q loss narrows on lower costs

|Monday, Nov. 09, 2009

Caliper Life Sciences Inc., which makes technologies used for drug development, said Monday its third-quarter loss narrowed on lower costs and charges.Read more

Priceline's 3Q profit more than triples

|Monday, Nov. 09, 2009

Priceline.com Inc. said Monday that its third-quarter profit more than tripled on an "exceptionally strong" summer travel season in which bargain hunters rented more hotel rooms and booked more flights through the online service.Read more