(Adds size of the facility, more details.) LONDON -(Dow Jones)- The Bank of England said Monday it has launched a scheme to allow banks to temporarily swap around GBP50 billion of mortgage-backed and other securities for U.K. Treasury bills to ease the cu

Florida Atlantic University and CHS Resources LLC received a major grant from the state of Florida to develop and commercialize a novel combination of agents that work to preferentially target and kill cancer cells, but not normal cells. The Florida Legis

The full U.S. House is expected to approve a bill establishing a "copyright czar" in the White House to oversee the myriad of intellectual property programs run by the federal government.

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.78 per share of common stock, payable June 23, 2008 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 12, 2008.

BOSTON----Orthofix International N.V. commented today on recent events expected to enhance the Company's financial strength and outlook, and announced its participation at the Annual Meeting of the North American Spine Society in Toronto.