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FDA reclassifies hydrocodone-based painkillers as Schedule II substances

FDA has reclassified Vicodin and other hydrocodone-based pain pills as Schedule II, making them more difficult to get.


LinnCo's bid for Berry Petroleum under SEC review

The bid made by LinnCo for Berry Petroleum is but one of the transactions that the US SEC is reviewing.

Atlantic Grid and Google moves from wind power to power transmission

Atlantic Grid had moved to connecting power for delivery to New Jersey state. The company that had plans to build an undersea power transmission line backed by Google, Atlantic Grid Development LLC, has refocused its efforts in moving electrical power across New Jersey instead of its original plan of interconnecting offshore wind farms.

DuPont to spin off high end chemicals unit

In a tax free spin off, DuPont would be able to spend just USD0.01 to USD0.02 per share. The largest chemicals maker in the United States in terms of value, Dupont Co.


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