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No Risk, No Reward: S&P 500 Stands Still; Small Caps Sink

2014-06-24 02:27:44| Chemicals - Topix.net

The S&P 500 dipped 0.26 point, or 0.01%, to 1,962.61, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 9,82 points, or 0.1%, to 16,937.26 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.64 point, or 0.01%, to 5,368.68.

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Record rains turned Australia into a giant green global carbon sink

2014-05-21 22:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Record-breaking rains triggered so much new growth across Australia that the continent turned into a giant green carbon sink to rival tropical rainforests including the Amazon, our new research shows. Published in the international journal Nature, our study found that vegetation worldwide soaked up 4.1bn tonnes of carbon in 2011 the equivalent of more than 40% of emissions from burning fossil fuels that year. Unexpectedly, the largest carbon uptake occurred in the semi-arid landscapes of...

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Endocyte's ovarian cancer drug fails trial, shares sink

2014-05-04 10:59:52| Biotech - Topix.net

Merck & Co Inc and Endocyte Inc said they had stopped a late-stage trial of their experimental ovarian cancer drug as it failed to improve survival rates without the cancer worsening, sending Endocyte's shares tumbling as much as 63 percent.

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Sink Holes Latest Setback for East Side Access Project, MTA Says

2014-04-29 17:50:01| Railroads - Topix.net

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says it has encountered another setback for the East Side Access project bringing the Long Island Railroad to Grand Central Terminal.

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