Lenovo Group has announced that it will incorporate Qualcomm's (Nasdaq: QCOM) new Gobi2000 technology into upcoming ThinkPad laptops in the X, T and W Series beginning in 2010 for global 3G connectivity.
Slowly but steadily, gas prices dropped by another small amount over the past week throughout the Southland, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California.
Bridgepoint Education Inc.'s (NYSE: BPI) Iowa campus, Ashford University, has added a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communications and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Health and Human Services to its online offering.
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Stocks finally took a pretty good hit yesterday. The Dow Jones industrials fell 93.87 points to 10,332.44, although the index had been down more than 170 points earlier in the day.
This week is the official start of the holiday season, with Thanksgiving coming on Thursday and then the famous black Friday for retailers.
Callaway Golf Co. announced the retail availability of its Solaire sets of women's golf equipment, and Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc. announced the successful launch of the Aegis Readiness Assessment Vehicle - C Variant, according to company announcements, SEC filings and Bloomberg News.
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The missing piece of the economic recovery -- jobs -- continues to be elusive.
International Stem Cell Corp. (OTCBB: ISCO) announced it is collaborating with renowned stem cell researcher Jeanne F. Loring, Ph.D., and the Scripps Research Institute to study parthenogenetic stem cells and potentially therapeutic cells that can be derived from them.
Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: LGND) has received $2 million in milestone payments from N. V. Organon, a subsidiary of Merck & Co. Inc. (NYSE: MRK), stemming from its research collaboration that is due to expire at the end of December.
San Diego-based Altair Therapeutics Inc., a privately-held, biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics for respiratory diseases, has begun its IL-4 receptor alpha inhibitor bronchoprovocation trial.
Mission Federal Credit Union, with more than 20 branches throughout San Diego County, is launching a new campaign Saturday for the holiday season, "Mission 4 Monarch."
Stock prices declined Thursday over concerns about continuing job losses.
