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Daily Show "Monsanto Bill": In Budget Bill Congress Inserts Provisions on Genetically Modified Foods and Gun Control Please watch the first part of last night’s Daily Show .
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Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) $4.03 billion Net Negative Cash Counting short-term investments, net corporate cash of the 50 largest companies is negative $543.67 billion. Total cash of the 10 companies that have positive balance sheet cash (counting short-term investments as a cash equivalent) is $216.05 billion.
The HSBC China Manufacturing PMI shows Modest improvement in operating conditions. After adjusting for seasonal factors, the HSBC Purchasing Managers’ Index™ (PMI™) – a composite indicator designed to provide a single-figure snapshot of operating conditions in t he manufacturing economy – posted 51.6 in March, up from 50.4 in February, signalling a modest improvement.
Bloomberg reports Napolitano Names Advisers in Renewed Push for Italian Deal Italian President Giorgio Napolitano renewed his push to forge a government from the country’s divided parliament by drafting advisers from two of the top three political forces. Members of the parliamentary coalitions headed by Pier Luigi Bersani and ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi were among the 10 men selected, according to an e-mail sent late yesterday by Napolitano’s office.
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