May 8, 2009, 3:50 PM ET
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- Swine flu could boost some sales for drugmakers 5/8/2009 3:15 PM
- La. legislators slip pet projects into next budget 5/8/2009 3:13 PM
- Cigna shares see another day of strong growth 5/8/2009 3:11 PM
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- Goldman CEO says business seems "off lowest ebb" 5/8/2009 3:04 PM
[BRIEFING.COM] Energy commodities continued their recent strong performance this session.
Natural gas rose significantly and closed at $4.29 per contract, up 4.7%. The natural gas contracts have ended the session higher everyday so far this... more...
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