Toyota Denies New Unintended Acceleration Claims

Toyota Motor is once again defending itself against claims that it sought to cover up vehicle defects after it reportedly bought back cars that accelerated unintentionally but failed to disclose the problem to federal safety of…

Pfizer Makes Headway in the Fight Against Lung Cancer

Pfizer’s cancer drug crizotinib was able to shrink tumors of non-small-cell lung cancer patients whose tumors carried a specific genetic mutation that fuses two genes. The early-stage study results were published in the New Eng…

Microsoft Earnings Beat Estimates on Office, Xbox Sales

Microsoft’s fiscal first-quarter earnings jumped 51% as the world’s largest software maker boosted sales of its Office 2010 product and grabbed share in the videogame-console market. Microsoft shares jumped on the news.
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Earnings, Deals, Hiring: A Busy Day for Big Pharma

Big Pharma didn’t rest Thursday, with Celgene, Sanofi-Aventis and AstraZeneca among the big names reporting earnings. A deal between Stryker and Boston Scientific and Sanofi and BMP Sunstone also made the headlines, as did some…