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Molecule Restores Motor Function in Mouse Test of Huntington’s

Researchers of Huntington’s disease, a brain condition with no cure, said they restored motor skills in mice, pointing to a possible therapy for humans.

Monday, February 13, 2012 (Business Week)

Wash. gov. signs gay marriage law

Fighting back tears, she calls the law's passage a "very proud moment."

Monday, February 13, 2012 (Politico)

Job losses rise as multinationals brace for EU recession, China slowdown

Global companies from NEC Corp. to PepsiCo Inc. and AstraZeneca Plc are chopping jobs more than three times faster than in 2011 as they brace for recession in Europe and a slowdown in China

Monday, February 13, 2012 (Financial Post)

Republicans drop payroll-tax funding demand

House Republican leaders said Monday that they may schedule a vote for later this week on a ‘backup plan’ that would simply extend a payroll-tax holiday for the rest of the year, without funding i

Monday, February 13, 2012 (MarketWatch)

Empire State owner has high hopes for IPO

Malkin Holdings plans to become a publicly traded real estate investment trust with the landmark skyscraper and other properties iin its portfolio

Monday, February 13, 2012 (Financial Times )

Tech Stocks: Apple’s historical high leads tech action

Company’s shares hit $500 for first time ever; AMD, Nvidia also get attention after analysts’ upgrades.

Monday, February 13, 2012 (MarketWatch)

MarketWatch First Take: Whitney Houston death powers Grammys

Grammy viewers tuned in Sunday to see how the awards-show producers would handle the news of pop singer Whitney Houston’s death, writes media columnist Jon Friedman.

Monday, February 13, 2012 (MarketWatch)

Bull run on subprime debt divides investors

Securities related to risky home loans in financial crisis are performing well but there are hurdles to fresh home-loan securitisation

Monday, February 13, 2012 (Financial Times )

Apple Hits $500, Flirts with $500 Billion Valuation

Shares of Apple are up 488 percent since 2007. Could it be the first $1 trillion company?

Monday, February 13, 2012 (Business Week)

Don't bank on that inheritance

The estimated $1-trillion dollar transfer of wealth forecast to occur in the next 20 years is not happening exactly the way the would-be recipients might have hoped

Monday, February 13, 2012 (Financial Post)

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