Newspaper wrap-up 2-28-07: HPV more prevalent than previously thought
Posted Feb 28th 2007 10:00AM by Eric Buscemi
Filed under: Newspapers, Magazines, Internet, Blockbuster Inc 'A' (BBI), Hershey Co (HSY), BP p.l.c. ADS (BP), Merck and Co (MRK)
MAJOR PAPERS:
- The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) reported that the Bush administration has agreed to join in regional talks with Iran and Syria over Iraq, which are being launched by the Iraqi government next month.
- Also in the Wall Street Journal, billionaire investor Carl Icahn is pushing Blockbuster Inc's (NYSE: BBI) board to withhold some of CEO John Antioco's $7.6 million bonus.
- In what could be good news for Merck & Co Inc's (NYSE: MRK) Gardasil vaccine, a study suggested the prevalence of HPV, which can cause cervical cancer, is greater than previous estimates had suggested, reported the Wall Street Journal.
- According to the Financial Times (subscription required), Russia has increased the pressure on a key asset held by TNK-BP, BP p.l.c. ADS's (NYSE: BP) Russia venture, as BP CEO Lord Browne arrived in Moscow for talks of a possible transfer of part of a key asset to the state.
OTHER PAPERS:
- The Economic Times of India reported that confectionery-maker Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is acquiring a 51% stake in the food and beverage business of the Godrej group for about $54 million.
- Investor's Business Daily's "New America" column highlighted Radvision Ltd (NASDAQ: RVSN).
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