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- Matson Navigation raises fuel surcharge
Matson Navigation Co. said Friday that it is raising its fuel related surcharge by 2.25 percentage points, from 31.5 percent to 33.75 percent, effective April 6. (ALEX)

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:48:08 GMT
- Longs Drug Stores replaces COO
Longs Drug Stores Corp. replaced chief operating officer Karen Stout with Todd Vasos. (LDG)

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:35:34 GMT
- Cal business school professor John Freeman dies
John Freeman, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley's business school and an expert on entrepreneurship, died Monday at age 63.

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:20:07 GMT
- Genentech to work on lung cancer drug test
Genentech Inc. will work with Abbott Laboratories and several other companies on a test to measure the effectiveness of the lung cancer drug Tarceva. (DNA) (ABT)

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:05:13 GMT
- Mercury News cuts 50 people, changes two editors
The San Jose Mercury News cut 50 people from its staff to save money and replaced two section editors.

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:42:54 GMT
- Gilead asks to sell cystic fibrosis treatment in Europe
Gilead Sciences Inc. applied for permission to sell an inhaled cystic fibrosis treatment in the European Union. (GILD)

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:59:46 GMT
- Nfocus buys StarFire Medical
Nfocus Neuromedical Inc. bought StarFire Medical Inc., which makes balloon catheters used to treat aneurysms.

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:06:05 GMT
- Sharper Image gift cards redeemable, with strings attached
Gadget-seller Sharper Image Corp., which filed for bankruptcy protection last month, will start accepting customer gift cards again, but with some conditions.

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:54:14 GMT
- Wind River swings to loss
Software company Wind River Systems Inc. reported a loss for both the fourth quarter and year ended Jan. 31. (WIND)

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:21:50 GMT
- Ross sales rise in February
Discount clothing seller Ross Stores Inc. reported growth in its sales and same-store sales in February. (ROST)

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:19:37 GMT