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Roche to Acquire Ventana for $3.4 Billion

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Wall Street Journal - 01.23.2008 Original article ›
Jeanne Whalen, Jeanne, Whalen
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How drug companies like Roche are diversifying away from pharmaceuticals because of the weak pricing and poor new drug discovery rates that are in the industry's immediate future. Roche is diversifying into machines that diagnose diseases like breast cancer through acquisitions.
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A Setback for a Schering-Plough Drug

  
New York Times - 08.02.2008 Original article ›
Reuters

Why a bull run for business investment may be over - The Washington Post

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Washington Post - 09.28.2012 Original article ›
Neil Irwin, Neil, Irwin
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About half a trillion dollars in business investment was lost as a result of the financial crisis of 2008-2009 and its lingering effects in 2010-2012. Irwin points out that business investment in equipment and software increased by 8.9% in 2010 and 11% in 2011, but this was off lower numbers after the financial crisis of 2012. And business investment has declined in the last 3 quarters, with a 13.2 % drop in durable goods orders for August 2012 driven partly by a drop in aircraft orders.
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Veterans Watch as Gains Their Friends Died for Are Erased by Insurgents

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New York Times - 06.13.2014 Original article ›
Richard A. Oppel Jr., Richard, A., Oppel, Jr.
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Veterans of the Iraq conflict see a decade of efforts in Iraq being undone in 2014 with increasing sectarian conflict and the spillover from the war in Syria.
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A Supreme Court win for political speech and political money - The Washington Post

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Washington Post - 06.29.2011 Original article ›
George Will, George, Will

Jamie Dimon’s harried JPMorgan Chase pushes campaign for worker training - The Washington Post

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Washington Post - 01.03.2014 Original article ›
Jim Tankersley, Jim, Tankersley
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JP Morgan CEO Dimon, says the lack of enough worker training is hurting the U.S. with unemployment one or two percentage points because of this. The lack of enough training efforts by business and government to add technical skills to workers existing skills is resulting in many jobs going unfilled in manufacturing and other fields.
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Opinion | The Good-News-Is-No-News China Summit

  
The Wall Street Journal - 05.15.2026 Original article ›
The Editorial Board
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WSJ Editorial Board on the Media's obsession with "Results" for the XI-DJT meetings when mutual respect and understanding was a key goal achieved. China's goal was clear from the start. It was that the US would recognize China for its achievements in manufacturing and infrastructure, in science and technology in the last 100 years. General Joe Stilwell who was the leading American in China in the first half of the 20th century, FDR's man in China, and who had a deep affection and attachment for the Chinese people and culture. Stilwell could not have been more gratified by the presence of the American president in Beijing after the struggles China has seen in his lifetime against the Japanese invasion and the struggles inside China for the road to industrialization in the second half of the 20th century. 

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Newest Director Shakes Up GM With Calls for Radical Change

  
Wall Street Journal - 03.20.2006 Original article ›
Monica Langley, Monica, Langley

DuPont Deal Caps Turbulent Reign for Dow CEO Andrew Liveris

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Wall Street Journal - 12.12.2015 Original article ›
Alison Sider, Alison, Sider

All-Day Breakfast Is a Pick-Me-Up for McDonald’s

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Wall Street Journal - 01.26.2016 Original article ›
Julie Jargon, Julie, Jargon

Takata Lacks Processes for Tackling Air-Bag Defects, Panel Says

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Wall Street Journal - 02.03.2016 Original article ›
Mike Spector, Mike, Spector

Obama Asks Congress for $1.8 Billion to Combat Zika Virus

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New York Times - 02.08.2016 Original article ›
Mark Landler, Mark, Landler

Senate Girds for a Pivotal Battle on Supreme Court Nominee

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Wall Street Journal - 02.16.2016 Original article ›
Siobhan Hughes, Siobhan, Hughes, Kristina Peterson, Kristina, Peterson

U.S. and Apple Dig In for Court Fight Over Encryption

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Wall Street Journal - 02.17.2016 Original article ›
Devlin Barrett, Devlin, Barrett, Daisuke Wakabayashi, Daisuke, Wakabayashi

U.S. Markets Are an Oasis for Buy-and-Hold Investors

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New York Times - 07.25.2015 Original article ›
Jeff Sommer, Jeff, Sommer

Samsung Looks to Bigger Galaxy in Search for Smartphone Star

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Wall Street Journal - 07.29.2015 Original article ›
Jonathan Cheng And Min Jeong Lee, Jonathan, Cheng, And, Min Jeong, Lee

Comeback Hopes Dim for Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s Ex-President

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New York Times - 08.16.2015 Original article ›
David Barstow, David, Barstow

No time for an interest rate hike - The Washington Post

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Washington Post - 08.24.2015 Original article ›
Lawrence Summers, Lawrence, Summers

Glencore’s Capital Call Just Gives More Reasons for Soul-Searching

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Wall Street Journal - 09.08.2015 Original article ›
Helen Thomas, Helen, Thomas

Latino Catholics See Reflection in a Friar Set for Sainthood

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New York Times - 09.19.2015 Original article ›
Fernanda Santos, Fernanda, Santos

In Philadelphia, Putting on a Show for a Holy Headliner

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New York Times - 09.19.2015 Original article ›
David Gelles, David, Gelles

For Marine Le Pen, Migration Is a Ready-Made Issue

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New York Times - 10.05.2015 Original article ›
Adam Nossiter, Adam, Nossiter

FDA Warns of Liver Damage from AbbVie’s Hepatitis C Treatments

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Wall Street Journal - 10.23.2015 Original article ›
Peter Loftus, Peter, Loftus

Pfizer Chief Defends Merger With Allergan as Good for U.S.

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New York Times - 11.23.2015 Original article ›
Michael J. De La Merced, Michael, J., De, La, Merced, David Gelles, David, Gelles, Leslie Picker, Leslie, Picker

For San Bernardino Survivors, a Day of Screams and Chaos

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New York Times - 12.05.2015 Original article ›
Adam Nagourney, Adam, Nagourney, Jennifer Medina, Jennifer, Medina, Ian Lovett, Ian, Lovett, Julie Turkewitz, Julie, Turkewitz

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