Jan 31- Pfizer Inc's animal health subsidiary Zoetis raised $2.2 billion in its public offering on Thursday, becoming the largest IPO from a U.S. company since Facebook. Madison, New Jersey- based Zoetis, which priced 86.1 million shares at $26, is now valued at around $13 billion.
Jan 31- Pfizer Inc's animal health subsidiary Zoetis raised $2.2 billion in its public offering on Thursday, becoming the largest IPO from a U.S. company since Facebook. Madison, New Jersey- based Zoetis, which priced 86.1 million shares at $26, is now valued at around $13 billion.
*Settlement resolves intercompany claims between MF Global entities. Judge Martin Glenn greenlighted the deal at a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, about six weeks after trustees for MF's UK and U.S. broker-dealers, as well as its parent, announced the deal to resolve billions of dollars in intercompany claims.
NEW YORK-- The American Kennel Club says the Labrador retriever is the nation's most popular dog for the 22nd straight year _ for attributes that range from family-friendly pet to search-and-rescue nose. AKC spokeswoman Lisa Peterson said larger breeds dominate the "pint-sized, portable pooch."
LITTLE FALLS, N.J.-- A commuter train slammed into a tractor-trailer in northern New Jersey in the morning fog Wednesday, injuring 10 people including a school crossing guard who was seriously injured by flying debris. "It was a matter of circumstance, unfortunately," spokesman John Durso Jr. said.
NEW YORK, Jan 30- A year ago, the bankruptcy of MF Global, the collapsed brokerage run by former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, seemed like it would be a long and messy affair involving plenty of courtroom drama around the world.
Jan 30- The uneven impact of the shale oil boom on the U.S. refining industry was brought into stark relief this week as Midwest and Gulf Coast refiners with easy access to cheap domestic crude posted strong earnings, while weak margins spelled the death of another East Coast plant.
NEW YORK, Jan 30- Sarepta Therapeutics Inc became the second company in as many days see its shares plunge as a result of a Twitter hoax on Wednesday after a user posed as an influential short-seller and alleged improprieties at the biopharmaceutical company.
*Treasury sells $29 billion of 7- year notes. NEW YORK, Jan 30- Prices for U.S. They will be unhappy with it, but it's one quarter's number, "said Terry Sheehan, economic analyst with Stone& McCarthy Research Associates in Princeton, New Jersey.
WOODBRIDGE, N.J.-- Superstorm Sandy cost the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway about $15 million in revenues last year, though both roadways stayed in the black because of large toll increases implemented last January.
*Treasury to auction $29 billion of seven-year notes. NEW YORK, Jan 30- Prices for U.S. We have a slowing in government spending associated with the fiscal situation as well as some drawdown in military activity, "said Terry Sheehan, economic analyst with Stone& McCarthy Research Associates in Princeton, New Jersey."
NEW YORK, Jan 30- Prices for U.S. "We have a slowing in government spending associated with the fiscal situation as well as some drawdown in military activity," said Terry Sheehan, economic analyst with Stone& McCarthy Research Associates in Princeton, New Jersey. "
NEW YORK, Jan 29- U.S. crude oil rose more than 1 percent o n T uesday, exceeding gains in Brent crude, after strong U.S. housing market data bolstered confidence that economic growth and fuel demand were accelerating.
*Markets await Fed meeting announcement, data on U.S. and China. NEW YORK, Jan 29- World stock markets mostly rallied on Tuesday and the dollar fell to a 14- month low against the euro on rising risk appetite as the Federal Reserve began a two-day policy meeting in which it is expected to maintain its easy monetary policy.
*Markets await Fed meeting, data on U.S. and China. NEW YORK, Jan 29- World stock markets were mostly higher on Tuesday and the dollar fell to a 14- month low against the euro as the Federal Reserve began a two-day policy meeting in which it is expected to maintain its easy monetary policy.
HOBOKEN, N.J.-- The majestic waiting room at the Hoboken train station reopened Monday, more than five weeks since its closure due to concerns about mold caused by flooding spawned by Superstorm Sandy. The room, not to mention the rest of the massive low-lying terminal next to the Hudson River, was inundated with several feet of water from Sandy at the end of October.
*Markets await Fed meeting, data on U.S. and China. NEW YORK, Jan 29- U.S. stocks were mixed, U.S. "There is a serious split between the attitudes of consumers and the attitudes of the markets," said Joseph Trevisani, chief market strategist at WorldWideMarkets, in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, after the consumer confidence data. "
"Even though last month's meeting's minutes showed that Fed governors were divided on whether to continue the QE policy, it is the feeling of most traders that QE will not end during 2013 but rather will continue well beyond that date," said Matthew Lifson, senior analyst and trader at Cambridge Mercantile Group in Princeton, New Jersey.