Charlie McCreevy, member of the European Commission for Internal Market and Services spoke out on the occasion of World Intellectual Property Day, yesterday.

SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- This week's Federal Reserve subtle shift to a neutral bias this week might not have waved a red cape at dollar bulls, but did add to factors already putting a floor under the greenback against the yen and the euro.

======================================================== Apr Consumer Price Index ! Consensus ! Key Numbers: Apr Mar ! Overall: +0.2% ! CPI Index: +0.2% +0.3% ! Core: +0.2% ! Core Index: +0.1% +0.2% ! Actual: !

Orthofix International N.V. (NASDAQ:OFIX) (the Company) announced today that total revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008 was $130.0 million, an increase of 5% over the second quarter of 2007. The impact of foreign currency rates on sales for

Even in retirement, Bob MacDonald hasn't stopped pulling punches. Writing last week on his blog, www.bobmac onbusiness.com , the outspoken former CEO of Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America let loose a fusillade of invective at his former employer