If predictions by the National Retailers Federation are on target, stores will be flooded with love-struck shoppers this Valentine’s Day weekend. The Washington, D.C.-based trade group is predicting that $15.7 billion in flowers and chocolates — and of course, jewelry — will fly off the shelves in what is expected to be the first major […]
A little over a month after the U.S. District Court in San Juan ordered Pfizer to pay $1.5 million in damages to a Puerto Rico pharmacist who developed breast cancer after taking menopause medication Prempro, the pharmaceutical is allegedly ready to pay some $330 million to settle similar lawsuits it has pending. The world’s largest […]
California-based computer memory manufacturer Smart Modular Technologies announced Thursday it will be closing its Aguada plant due to a long-term production decline. The closing, which will leave 104 people jobless, will be finalized April 13, company spokeswoman Suzanne Craig confirmed. The company informed employees of the decision on Monday. As a result of the closing, […]
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