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Pfizer faces $103 million in Prempro damages: Pfizer Inc. has been hit with more than $100 million in two punitive-damage awards - one decided and the other unsealed yesterday - from Philadelphia juries.
Federal funding for energy projects: The U.S. Department of Energy today announced that two projects using underground compressed-air energy storage systems developed by a New Jersey joint venture will receive $54.5 million in funding.
Extension OKd for nuclear licenses: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a 20-year extension of the operating licenses for both reactors at PPL Corp.'s Susquehanna nuclear plant in Berwick, Luzerne County, the Allentown company said today.
3 generations of Wyeths to be sold in NYC: NEW YORK - Three generations of Wyeth artworks are coming to the auction block. They include paintings by N.C. Wyeth, used to illustrate the classic novel Robinson Crusoe.
Forte gets 15 years in Ponzi scheme: A Philadelphia-area fund manager is going to prison for 15 years for running a Ponzi scheme that cost investors $35 million.
Key Fosamax suit against Merck dismissed: A U.S. district court has dismissed claims against Merck & Co. in a second key case alleging that the osteoporosis drug Fosamax causes painful jaw bone destruction.
Banks earn $2.8B in 3Q; insurance fund in the red: WASHINGTON - The apparent end of the recession and stabilizing financial markets have not cured the banking industry, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said today.