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Pfizer to pay $8.8m to patient

LOS ANGELES - A PHILADELPHIA jury on Friday ordered pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to pay US$6.3 million (S$8.8 million) in compensatory damages to an Illinois breast cancer survivor after finding menopause drugs Premarin, Provera and Prempro caused the disease.

Hershey Trust backs bid

NEW YORK - A CHARITABLE trust controlling US chocolate maker Hershey is backing a bid of US$17 billion (S$23.8 billion) for Britain's Cadbury, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

Wall Street ends lower

NEW YORK - US STOCKS drifted downward for a third straight session on Friday, with the tech sector in focus after weak results from computer maker Dell on the heels of a downgrade of key semiconductor stocks.

Maybank inks rehiring pact

'Green tax' risk to travel

AirAsia profits climb in Q3

Maybank signs rehiring pact

Malaysia GDP shrinks 1.2%

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10 Values: Build to Last

77th Street's Elim Chew shares 10 values that she thinks is necessary for a good business.

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Tap into useful services

Actress Wong Lilin blogs about using external services to help grow her company.

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Surprised at a business lunch

Ignatius Low is surprised at how a business lunch turned out.

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