IN BRIEF.VALLEY INDEX GAINS: The Daily News/Bloomberg Index rose 0.25 to 130.44, led by Sylmar's MiniMed Inc. and Amgen Inc. of Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. . MiniMed rose $3.50 to $83. Amgen rose $1.8125 to $85.75. - Bloomberg News FOREIGN `BUG'S': ``A Bug's Life'' has posted the leading grosses in six foreign markets with a combined total of $7.3 million in its first week. The comedy, produced by The Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Co. and Pixar Animation, led in Australia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. . - Daily News DIVIDEND DECLARED: The board of Haskel International Inc., a Burbank-based maker of high-pressure liquid pumps and gas boosters, has declared a 7 cent-per-share cash dividend on Haskel's common stock for the second fiscal quarter ended Nov. 28, the company said Wednesday. Shareholders of record on Jan. 4 will be paid the dividend Jan. 15, the company said. Haskel stock rose 50 cents Wednesday to close at $11.375. - Daily News INFOMERCIAL DEAL: Mission Hills-based nutritional supplement maker Whitewing Labs Inc. said Wednesday that it has agreed with electronic retailer Thane thane n. 1. a. A freeman granted land by the king in return for military service in Anglo-Saxon England. b. A man ranking above an ordinary freeman and below a nobleman in Anglo-Saxon England. 2. International to market Prostsafe and Sexhilarate, two natural products used to combat prostate problems. The three-year marketing agreement, which covers both domestic and international sales, will include an infomercial featuring actress Vicki Lawrence Vicki Lawrence (born Victoria Ann Axelrad on March 26, 1949 in Inglewood, California) is an Emmy Award-winning actress, frequent game show panelist of the 1970s and 1980s, and also a comedian and singer. and her husband, Al Schultz. Whitewing stock closed unchanged Wednesday at 68.75 cents. - Daily News DEAL DONE: BioSource International Inc., a Camarillo-based maker of immunological reagents, test kits and other biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. products, said it has completed its $2.7 million cash acquisition of Rockville, Md.-based Biofluids Inc. BioSource also entered into an eight-month employment agreement with Biofluids President and founder Robert Rafajko. - Daily News |
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