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Initial jobless claims fall to lowest level since April 2008

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits dropped to their lowest level since April 2008, boosting optimism in the job market. In a surprise drop, 364,000 people filed initial jobless claims in the week ended Dec. 17, the Labor Department said Thursday. That was a decrease of 4,000 from [...]

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Neurocrine (NBIX) Endometriosis Drug Safe and Well-tolerated

Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. (NYSE: NBIX) announced Monday its phase II drug candidate to treat endometriosis achieved main and secondary goals. Endometriosis is diagnosed in women mostly between the ages of 25 and 35 who experience varying levels of pelvic pain associated with the uterine lining growing outside the womb, a condition with no cure and [...]

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Weekend Box Office – Will Brad Pitt’s “Moneyball” Score a Home Run?

Brad Pittt’s Moneyball opens in theaters nationwide this weekend, facing competition from Taylor Lautner’s first solo project, the action flick Abduction, the action/thriller Killer Elite, and the family pic Dolphin Tale, probably the best contender to give Moneyball a run for its money. Dolphin Tale, produced by Alcon Entertainment and Warner Bros. (NYSE:TWX), is supposed [...]