Iowa AG files charges over film tax credits (AP)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:34:55 -0600

AP - The Iowa attorney general's office has accused two filmmakers, their companies and the former manager of the Iowa Film Office of mishandling tax incentives designed to lure moviemakers to the state.

Chrysler pledges $550M to build Fiat 500 in Mexico (AP)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:33:28 -0600

AP - Chrysler Group LLC says it will invest $550 million to build the Fiat 500 minicar at its assembly plant near Mexico City.

Obama's health care summit: Just for show? (AP)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:30:08 -0600

AP - Could this turn into something more than political theater? President Barack Obama's televised dialogue with Republican lawmakers on health care, promised for later this month, has the makings of an entertaining exchange. But the differences between the basic Democratic and GOP ideas are stark — and the two sides have increasingly hardened their positions in this election year.

AstrZeneca gets OK for expanded Crestor use (AP)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:29:37 -0600

AP - Federal regulators have granted AstraZeneca approval to market its cholesterol pill Crestor as a preventive measure against heart attack and stroke in patients with healthy cholesterol levels.

Haynes International absorbs 1Q loss as sales fall (AP)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:23:23 -0600

AP - Haynes International Inc., maker of alloys used in jet engines, gas turbine and waste incinerators, lost $1.3 million in its fiscal first quarter as demand for its products fell.