Space shuttle reaches space station for 9-day stay
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - U.S. space shuttle Discovery arrived at the International Space Station Sunday with food, equipment and new lab gear for the orbital outpost.
August 31, 2009
Edwards completes enrollment in valve study
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Edwards Lifesciences Corp said on Monday it has finished enrolling patients in a study of its Sapien aortic heart valve that is threaded into place with a catheter without the need for open-heart surgery.
Contact lost, India terminates first moon mission
BANGALORE, India (Reuters) - India terminated its first mission to the moon Sunday, a spokesman for the national space agency said, a day after scientists lost all contact with an unmanned spacecraft orbiting the moon.
Gold nanotech breath test may show lung cancer early
LONDON (Reuters) - A sensor made with gold nanoparticles can detect lung cancer in a patient’s breath and may offer a diagnosis before tumors show up on an x-ray, Israeli scientists said on Sunday.
Wall Street slips after China sell-off
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks declined on Monday, pressured as a sharp drop in Chinese equities led to weakness in the energy sector.
Disney to acquire Marvel in $4 billion deal
NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co agreed to buy Marvel Entertainment Inc for billion in a deal that would add characters such as Iron Man, Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four to its entertainment empire.
Regional surveys show U.S. economy picking up
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A cluster of regional reports on Monday showed business activity picking up steam in August, suggesting the U.S. economy is breaking free of its deep recession.
Ex-trader Kerviel sent to trial over SocGen scandal
PARIS (Reuters) - Jerome Kerviel, the French former trader blamed by Societe Generale for close to 5 billion euros (.2 billion) in losses, was ordered to stand trial Monday, his lawyer Olivier Metzner told Reuters.
Teamsters urge FedEx holders to split CEO, chair
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The International Brotherhood of Teamsters union urged shareholders of FedEx Corp on Monday to back its effort to separate the positions of chairman and chief executive at the U.S. package delivery giant.
Dudley says too early to mull curbing Fed purchases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York Federal Reserve Bank President William Dudley said it is too early to talk about curtailing the central bank’s long-term security purchases while the U.S. economic recovery is fragile.