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Agilent Shares Gain After Dako Acquisition

Shares of Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A), the No. 1 U.S. instrument maker, surged on Thursday after the company announced it’s biggest acquisition, the $2.2 billion takeover of Denmark’s Dako.

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Resume Embellishment? Yahoo’s CEO Not Alone

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