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3. The Dow flirts with 13,000
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, a longtime bellwether for the U.S. economy, flirted yesterday with a high-water mark not seen since Lehman Brothers’ collapse triggered an economic implosion more than 4 years ago.
2. J&J hip recall: Internal emails detail FDA’s non-approvable letter
A newly uncovered Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) email may pose problems for the health care giant in the ongoing lawsuits over defunct hip implants made by subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics.
1. Was Bill Weldon’s best move one he never made?
Although his 10-year tenure at the helm of Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) is likely to be remembered for the spate of recalls that have bedeviled the health care giant for the past few years, William Weldon should also be remembered for something he didn’t do: Spend billions on a buyout of pacemaker company Guidant Corp.
