A jury is expected to start deliberations Tuesday on the latest case over health risks associated with Merck's pain drug Vioxx. While the drug manufacturer has won most of its cases involving Vioxx so far, its one loss came at the hands of the plaintiff's attorney Mark Lanier, who is also the lawyer in this case.
Danas, u utorak 4. travnja, se očekuje zasjedanje sudskog vijeća oko slučaja Vioxx, o kojem se dosta pisalo i na OptionMasterovom blogu br. 2. Merck, farmaceutska kompanija, je pobijedila u većini sporova koje su je optuživale za negativne indikacije njihovog lijeka (Vioxx), ali je ista dobila sve sporove osim jednog. Hint; da blog.hr ima tagove, preporučio bi "punitive damage", ali nema pa će te trebati malo bolje upirati u tražilicu. :)
The Journal also reports that financier Carl Icahn will not seek control of video retailer Blockbuster at its shareholder meeting next month, despite his earlier threat and the company's declining video rental revenue.
But oil, which climbed to close to $67 a barrel Monday, eased in early trading ahead of Wednesday's report on U.S. fuel inventories.
Cijena goriva je opet skočila, kao što javljaju i svi naši mediji, za očekivati je da će INA to iskoristiti. Btw., vjerujem da ste primjetili kako svi urlaju kad cijena na svjetskom tržištu, makar i trenutačno, skoči, dok s druge strane šute kad ista pada.
Čitam da u NYC advertising manager s 5g. iskustva ima prosječnu plaću od $81,391 + $4,314 bonusa.
Čitam na news grupama kako trebamo bit sretni jer smo 45 godina živjeli bolje od US građana koji nisu imali priliku dobiti besplatno stan, niti imaju besplatno školstvo i zdravstveno osiguranje. Dal da plačem il da se smijem?
Major markets in Asia closed mixed Tuesday as Japan's Nikkei ended its seven-session winning streak. Major European markets were down in early trading.
Završna misao:
Stock futures were up narrowly, indicating a flat to slightly higher open for stocks, after Monday's stock rally ran out of steam in the afternoon on lower U.S. auto sales, led by sharp drops in sales at General Motors and Ford Motor.