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Biogen, Elan Dive On Withdrawal
1 Biogen fell 43% and Elan 70% on huge volume after voluntarily suspending sales of promising multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri due to a patient death. The firms hope to have it back on the market within 6 months. It's the latest black eye for the FDA, which gave Tysabri a fast-track approval in Nov. Rival MS drug makers Teva and Serono both jumped on the news. More on this page
Lebanon Gov't Quits Amid Unrest
2Lebanon's prime minister and his Cabinet resigned as thousands of demonstrators in Beirut protested Syria's grip on the nation. Anger against Syria, which has 14,000 troops in the nation, ignited after a former PM and Syrian critic was assassinated Feb. 14. Pressure was mounting on pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud. More on this page
Iraq Car Bombing Deadliest Yet
3A suicide bomber blew up an explosives-packed car near a line of police recruits across from a crowded market south of Baghdad, killing 125 and injuring 130. It was the deadliest attack in Iraq since Saddam's fall in April '03. The blast targeted recruits waiting to take an eye test, but many of the dead were shoppers at a nearby market.
Inflation Worries Smack Stocks
- Down but not out; Economics focus.(Economics focus: Bond yields)
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) June 4, 2005 700+ words
Can bond yields fall further? THINK the unthinkable: America's long-term bond yields may be heading down, not up. On May 31st...the non and the nee. But the debate over bond yields, unusually vociferous since February, when...
- Despite Higher Long Bond Yields, Pension Plan Funding Levels Remained Flat in...
- Press release article from: Business Wire October 18, 2006 700+ words
...Equity Markets in 18 Months Offset Higher Bond Yields STAMFORD, Conn. -- The funded status...were counterbalanced by higher long bond yields, according to a Towers Perrin analysis...capital markets were in decline, higher bond yields decreased pension plan liabilities...
- Rising junk bond yields: liquidity or credit concerns?
- Newspaper article from: FRBSF Economic Letter Kwan, Simon November 16, 2001 700+ words
...recession, while investment-grade bond yields remain fairly low by historical standards...look at the recent increase in junk bond yields, and, in particular, compares the latest episode to the sharp rise in junk bond yields in 1998 following the Asian financial...
- Experts predict bond yields likely to grow.
- Magazine article from: Investment Adviser July 2, 2007 700+ words
...policy mean rises are on the cards Bonds Bond yields may rise further yet if economic growth...anticipated. "With longer-term government bond yields in the Group of Seven countries still...estimate of fair value, further rises in bond yields remain likely." According to New Star...
- Flight to safety explains low bond yields.
- Magazine article from: Investment Adviser June 6, 2005 700+ words
Why are government bond yields so low? It is a question that has...strategists expected government bond yields to move higher, with the 10-year...this should result in low global bond yields. US pension funds may eventually...
- News: Don't rely on bond yields, schemes warned.
- Magazine article from: Pensions Week June 28, 2004 700+ words
...funds were warned not to rely on higher bond yields to reduce company pension deficits...profitability, said Aon. A mere 1% rise in bond yields could eliminate the aggregate pension...Whilst we would all welcome the rise in bond yields, this is not something to be relied...
- PENSIONS: ETVs to bounce back in favour as bond yields fall.
- Magazine article from: Corporate Adviser August 5, 2009 700+ words
...on the corporate agenda as corporate bond yields fall and could even become a profit...solution has been low because corporate bond yields have been high, artificially depressing...says. "Recent dramatic changes in bond yields have put enhanced transfer values...
- Higher rates, and a good thing too; Japanese bonds.(Rising bond yields are...
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) June 19, 2004 700+ words
When rising bond yields are great news "STRATOSPHERIC" is...falls too far. Nevertheless, rising bond yields are on the whole a welcome sign...past 14 years. Japan's ultra-low bond yields have been a product of both deflation...