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Northrop Grumman receives $303M Air Force contract   11/20/2009
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. said Friday it has received a $302.9 million U.S. Air Force contract for five unmanned aircraft systems.Under the contract for five RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft systems, Northrop Grumman will build five systems for...   Continue
Merck fertility drug gets European recommendation   11/20/2009
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. (AP) — Drug developer Merck & Co. said Friday a European advisory committee recommended approval for the company's fertility drug Elonva.The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of The European Medicines Agency made the recommendation. The European Commission will...   Continue
W.Va. coalfields residents criticize blasting   11/20/2009
A group of Coal River Valley residents is speaking out about a Massey Energy Co. mining operation near Whitesville.Five residents from the region plan to air their concerns at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Charleston on Friday.They say the Massey operation is blasting too close to...   Continue
Antigenics pulls European Oncophage application   11/20/2009
Biotechnology company Antigenics Inc. said Friday it will not seek approval for a potential kidney cancer treatment after a European advisory committee recommended against approving the drug candidate.The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of The European Medicines Agency gave a...   Continue
Traverse reports $515,000 Q3 loss, down from $122,000 profit in 2008 Q3   11/20/2009
Calgary-based Traverse Energy Ltd. (TSXV:TVL) reports a third-quarter loss of $515,000, or two cents per diluted share, down from a profit of $122,000, or one cent in same quarter last year.   Continue
Dendreon's Provenge gets FDA review date   11/20/2009
Biotechnology company Dendreon Corp. said Friday the Food and Drug Administration will make a regulatory decision on the potential prostate cancer vaccine Provenge by May 1.The drug is aimed at treating prostate cancer. It works as a vaccine to stimulate the body's immune system so it fights...   Continue
Valero shuts refinery as conditions worsen   11/20/2009
Valero Energy says it is permanently closing its Delaware oil refinery, where 550 workers will lose their jobs.The company said Friday it must close the Delaware City refinery because of poor economic conditions.Demand for fuel has been falling for some time and the recession has made things...   Continue
Covidien says FDA extends Exalgo review   11/20/2009
Health care company Covidien PLC said Friday the Food and Drug Administration will take longer than expected to review the potential opioid pain drug Exalgo.The agency said it is delaying a decision on the treatment by three months, to Feb. 22. The FDA was scheduled to make a decision by Nov....   Continue
Air France's first superjumbo A380 leaves for JFK   11/20/2009
The first Air France A380 superjumbo took off from Paris on Friday, bound for New York with 380 passengers who had bid a total euro300,000 ($450,000) in a charity auction organized by the airline."It's a dream," said Francois Etienne, a 64-year old aviation fan as he queued up to board Flight...   Continue
Novavax plans offering of 6.8M shares; stock falls   11/20/2009
Biotech drug developer Novavax Inc. said Friday it plans to offer 6.8 million of its shares in an underwritten public offering, at a price of $3.30 per share.The price is about 12 percent below the stock's Thursday closing price of $3.77. Shares fell 41 cents, or 11 percent, to $3.36 in morning...   Continue

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