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Icahn Enterprises Seals Pep Boys Deal for $1bn
Feb 2, 2016Icahn Enterprises has announced its plans to acquire automotive service provider Pep Boys-Manny Moe & Jack for $1bn. The deal was announced after Japanese tire maker Bridgestone quit the race to acquire the company by announcing that ...
Tags: Pep Boys, automotive service
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EBay Studying Whether to Spin off The Business as Part of a Broadening Restructuring
Jan 23, 2015Less than four years after acquiring GSI Commerce for $2.4 billion, eBay Inc. announced Wednesday it was studying whether to spin off the business in IPO as part of a broadening restructuring. The company disclosed the plans in its ...
Tags: broadening restructuring, box retailers, Sporting Goods
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Using Stent-Retrieving Device Can Significantly Help Patients Recover From Stroke
Dec 22, 2014Scientists have discovered that using a stent-retrieving device to remove blood clots from the brain can significantly help patients recover from stroke. According to The New York Times, the technology may be a game changer for patients ...
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EBay's Mobile Commerce Platform Increased 70 Percent in First Quarter
Apr 30, 2014EBay Inc. reported that the value of goods sold on its mobile commerce platform increased 70 percent in first quarter ended March 31, 2014 and now represent 19 percent of its e-commerce volume. Total revenue at the company increased 14 ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation, E-Commerce
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Heat-Processed Foods May Cause Brain Changes Similar to Alzheimer's Disease
Mar 10, 2014Heat-processed foods may increase risk of Alzheimer's Compounds commonly found in the so-called “Western diet” known as Advanced Glycation Endproducts (AGEs) may cause brain changes similar to Alzheimer’s disease and ...
Tags: Heat-Processed Foods, Foods
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Advanced Glycation Endproducts, Common in The "Western Diet," Suppress Levels of Sirtuin
Feb 28, 2014Advanced glycation endproducts, or AGEs, common in the "Western diet," suppress levels of sirtuin, a key defense" against Alzheimer's, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Helen Vlassara, professor and director of the Division of Experimental ...
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Apple Shares Fell to $506.51 in Trades Tuesday Afternoon on The Nasdaq Exchange
Feb 8, 2014Activist investor Carl Icahn fired off word on Tuesday that he beefed up his Apple stock holdings by a half-billion dollars as the share price dipped. "Just bought $500 mln more $AAPL shares," Icahn said in a message on Twitter. "My ...
Tags: Apple, buyback, shareholder, AAPL
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Tumble After Lackluster Earnings Is Shared by Apple
Feb 8, 2014Apple's stock dropped Tuesday, hurt by a lackluster first-quarter performance and a cautious second-quarter revenue outlook. The shares fell 8 percent, hovering near $507 in afternoon trading. On Monday Apple Inc. said it sold more ...
Tags: Apple, Carl, second-quarter revenue, Wall Street
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New York Researchers Have Identified a Molecular Mechanism
Jan 23, 2014NEW YORK, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- New York researchers have identified a molecular mechanism by which cocaine alters the brain's reward circuits and causes addiction. Dr. Eric J. Nestler, director of the Friedman Brain Institute at the Icahn ...
Tags: molecular mechanism, PARP, ADP, drug
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Carl Icahn Has Tossed Another Bushel of Apple Stock Into His Investment Portfolio
Jan 23, 2014Outspoken billionaire Carl Icahn has tossed another bushel of Apple stock into his investment portfolio as he tries to persuade the iPhone maker to buy back more of its own shares. Icahn says he invested another $500 million in Apple Inc. ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Apple
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Up to 30 Percent of Heart Attack Patients Suffer a New Heart Attack
Jan 21, 2014Up to 30 percent of heart attack patients suffer a new heart attack because cardiologists are unable to control inflammation inside heart arteries — the process that leads to clots rupturing and causing myocardial infarction or ...
Tags: New Technology, Heart Attacks, HDL, LDL
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"Microparticle" Therapy Might Significantly Reduce The Damage Caused by a Heart Attack
Jan 16, 2014Quick treatment with a new "microparticle" therapy might significantly reduce the damage caused by a heart attack, according to a new study conducted in mice. After a heart attack, much of the damage to the heart muscle is caused by ...
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U.S. Panel Released Recommendations That Call for Screening for All Pregnant Women
Jan 15, 2014The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has released new recommendations that call for universal screening of expectant mothers for gestational diabetes once they are 24 weeks into their pregnancy. "The number of women who have ...
Tags: U.S.Preventive Services Task Force, gestational diabetes
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Many Must Walk on Slippery Ice and Experts Suggest Walking in a Motion to Maintain Balance
Jan 9, 2014With much of the U.S. frozen by a severe cold snap, many must walk on slippery ice and experts suggest walking in a shuffle motion to maintain balance. Orthopaedic surgeons at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai suggest those ...
Tags: Healthcare, Healthcare Tips, Balance on Ice
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Federal-Mogul Have Entered Into a Purchase Agreement to Acquire Assets of Honeywell
Jan 8, 2014Federal-Mogul Corp. announced that its European subsidiaries have entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire certain business assets of the Honeywell automotive and industrial brake friction business including two recently ...
Tags: Acquirement, Federal-Mogul, Honeywell