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UPDATE 1-New listings zoom on debut as China resumes IPOs 12:15am EDT

* Exchange implements circuit-breaker rules to halt trade  Full Article

 
Trade in China's first two IPOs in 10 mths suspended Thursday, 9 Jul 2009 10:03pm EDT 

SHANGHAI, July 10 (Reuters) - Shares in China's Guilin Sanjin Pharmaceutical and Zhejiang Wanma Cable , the country's first initial public offerings (IPOs) in 10 months listed in Shenzhen on Friday, were suspended after they rose 20 percent in intraday trading.  Full Article  

UPDATE 2-FDA OKs widened use of Merck's Isentress HIV drug Thursday, 9 Jul 2009 09:32pm EDT 

* Merck shares little changed in after-hours trade (Adds shares)  Full Article  

China's first two IPOs in 10 months double on debut Thursday, 9 Jul 2009 09:32pm EDT

SHANGHAI, July 10 (Reuters) - Shares in China's Guilin Sanjin Pharmaceutical and Zhejiang Wanma Cable almost doubled in their debut on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on Friday, buoyed by strong investor interest in the country's first initial public offerings (IPOs) in 10 months.  Full Article

 
UPDATE 1-FDA OKs widened use of Merck's Isentress HIV drug Thursday, 9 Jul 2009 07:40pm EDT

NEW YORK, July 9 (Reuters) - Merck & Co on Thursday said U.S. regulators had widened the approved use of its Isentress HIV treatment to include patients who have not yet been treated for infections with the virus that causes AIDS.  Full Article

 
UPDATE 2-Cardinal Health warns clients of isotope shortage Thursday, 9 Jul 2009 06:41pm EDT

* Shortage this week was "most significant" yet - company  Full Article

 
Next bids loom for animal health assets - sources Thursday, 9 Jul 2009 04:56pm EDT

PHILADELPHIA, July 9 (Reuters) - The second round of bids for the animal health businesses being divested by Merck & Co Inc and Schering Plough Corp are due next week with a final decision expected by the end of July, sources familiar with the situation said.  Full Article

 
UPDATE 3-Merck shares fall on cholesterol study concerns Thursday, 9 Jul 2009 03:42pm EDT

* Merck falls 3.8 pct; Schering, Abbott also down (Adds Merck does not know study results, why study stopped)  Full Article

 
UPDATE 3-Merck shares fall on cholesterol study concerns Thursday, 9 Jul 2009 03:17pm EDT

* Merck falls 3.8 pct; Schering, Abbott also down (Adds Merck does not know study results, why study stopped)  Full Article

 
Cardinal Health warns clients of isotope shortage Thursday, 9 Jul 2009 02:23pm EDT

CHICAGO, July 9 (Reuters) - Cardinal Health Inc warned customers it was "critically short" of a medical isotope used in nuclear imaging tests to check for heart disease or see if cancer has spread.  Full Article

 
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Patience pays for foreign banks in Japan Thursday, 9 Jul 2009 09:47am EDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. and European banks may dream of making it big in Japan, but tough local competition and costly past failures mean they will largely remain niche players in the world's second-biggest economy.  Full Article  |  Video 

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