Select Medical to Go Private, Shares Soar
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Select Medical Corp. SEM.N, which  operates acute care hospitals, said on Monday it struck a deal  to be taken private in a $2.3 billion buyout led by a private  equity group, sending shares soaring 23 percent.
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U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, a day  after a sharp sell-off, as value investors picked up shares in  lagging sectors such as healthcare.
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The stock of biotechnology company Biomira (Nasdaq: BIOM), a research and development company specializing in cancer, shot up 146% (to $3.77 a share) from yesterday&#39;s closing price after the company
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A fast-growing market for private placements of stock has emerged to rival the initial public offering as a way for U.S. companies to raise capital by selling shares.
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Medical device and drug company stocks closed up Wednesday after being in the spotlight after two device companies reported Food and Drug Administration approvals for products, but shares of Cyberonics Inc.
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By C. Grant Jackson, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Feb. 10--GREENVILLE -- Span-America Medical Systems declared a dividend of $0.08 per share payable March 5 to shareholders of record Feb. 19. The dividend is a 33 percent increase from the previous quarter.
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The stent maker said it was considering a public stock offering for 18 percent to 25 percent of its Endosurgery division.
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FDA clearance sends stock skyrocketing.
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If any investment fund is capable of producing healthy returns, it should perhaps be Wyper Capital&#39;s Hippocrates funds. The funds, named after the &quot;father of medicine&quot;, boasted a number of prominent US doctors among their early investors. But Wyper&#39;s clinical approach has since prompted investors from farther afield to form an orderly queue.
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Merck & Co. Inc. MRK.N has declared  its regular quarterly dividend, maintaining its status as one  of the richest dividend payors among blue-chip stocks, even  following the withdrawal of its arthritis drug Vioxx and  subsequent loss of nearly $27 billion in market value.
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Educator's stock rises as the SEC calls off its dogs.
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It couldn't happen to a better set of people. As 'BusinessWeek' reports, MySQL is well on its way to an IPO. The interesting thing is what it's doing to get there. From CNET's Blogs network.
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Stocks to watch on Monday: WALGREEN CO. :
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Shares of drugmaker Merck & Co. Inc.  MRK.N traded 1.52 percent higher on volume of more than  61,000 shares in pre-market dealings on Friday, a day after the  stock plunged to an eight-year low after the company withdrew  its arthritis drug Vioxx.