- Blowing the whistle on drugmakers is becoming a habit for a salesman and a psychiatrist splitting a $45 million award after AstraZeneca Plc settled claims of illegally marketing a schizophrenia drug.
- Yang Shibo, a 50-year-old farmer in China’s Shandong Province, bought a refrigerator to keep vermin away from his family’s meat and vegetables.
- The government eased his purchase by knocking 13 percent off the price.Microsoft is preparing to launch its latest weapon in its ongoing battle with Google.
- Earnings at theme park operator Euro Disney have dropped sharply after the economic downturn hit visitor numbers.
- Oil executives have traded blame in Congress over the Gulf Coast oil spill, as the battle to contain it continues.
- Toyota returned to profit in the fourth quarter despite the Japanese carmaker's recall problems being at their height.
Bloomberg and BBC Business News 12th May 2010
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