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Ocean Tomo 300(TM) Patent Outperforms S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrials for the Month (PR Newswire)Ocean Tomo, LLC, the Chicago-based provider of diversified intellectual property-related services, announced the Ocean Tomo 300 Patent Index, the first equity index based on the value of corporate intellectual property, concluded its first month of trading on November 30 at 5893.78, outpacing both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 for the period from November 1 through November 30, 2006.

Kimberly-Clark Increases Ownership in Brazilian Affiliate to 100 Percent (PR Newswire)Kimberly-Clark Corporation today announced it has increased its ownership of its Brazilian affiliate, Kimberly-Clark Kenko Industria e Comercio Ltda. , from 70 percent to 100 percent.

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Intellectuals(TM) Index Outperforms Industrials Index (PR Newswire)Ocean Tomo, LLC, the Chicago-based provider of diversified intellectual property-related services, announced the Ocean Tomo 300 Patent Index , the first equity index based on the value of corporate intellectual property, concluded trading on November 10 at 5793.31, outpacing both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 for the period from November 1 through November 10, 2006.

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ING Clarion Global Real Estate Income Fund ‘IGR’ Declares Monthly Dividend for November (Business Wire)NEW YORK & PHILADELPHIA—-The Board of Directors of the ING Clarion Global Real Estate Income Fund , which trades on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol ‘IGR’, today declared a monthly dividend of $0.115 per share for the month of November 2006.

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Medarex to Present at NASDAQ’s 18th Investor Program (PR Newswire)Medarex, Inc. announced today that it is scheduled to present at NASDAQ’s 18th Investor Program at 10:45 AM Eastern Time on December 7, 2006. The conference is being held at The Renaissance Chancery Court Hotel in London, England.

Medarex Gets Nasdaq Warning on 10-Q Delay (AP)Biopharmaceutical firm Medarex Inc. said Friday it received a letter from Nasdaq warning that the company’s failure to file its quarterly report on time has jeopardized the stock’s continued listing on the exchange.

Medarex to Get Milestone From Amgen (AP)Biopharmaceteucal Medarex Inc. said Monday it expects licensing partner Amgen Inc. to pay the company an unspecified milestone payment after an antibody advanced into clinical trials.

Medarex to Receive Milestone Payment from Amgen (PR Newswire)Medarex, Inc. today announced that it expects to receive an undisclosed milestone payment from its licensing partner, Amgen Inc., for the advancement of an antibody into clinical trials.

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Becton Dickinson 4Q Profit Rises (AP)Becton Dickinson & Co., a maker of syringes and other medical devices, said Thursday its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings rose 17 percent to beat Wall Street expectations.

TriPath Imaging Reports Financial Results for Third Quarter of 2006 (PR Newswire)TriPath Imaging, Inc. today reported third quarter revenues of nearly $26.0 million, a 21% increase from the third quarter of 2005, gross profit of $17.6 million, a 16% increase from the third quarter of 2005, and net income of $68,000 or $0.00 per diluted share.

Becton Dickinson profit gets boost from sales (at MarketWatch)Becton, Dickinson and Co. reported higher fiscal fourth-quarter earnings early Thursday, due to substantially higher sales and various accounting charges.

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Microsoft’s Vista not expected to start a revolution (at MarketWatch)It’s taken five years for Microsoft Corp. to roll out a new version of its Windows operating system, so it’s understandable that Chief Executive Steve Ballmer is traveling to New York Thursday to celebrate its release by ringing the bell at the Nasdaq stock market.

Ace*Comm names new president (bizjournals.com)Ace*Comm has hired an 18-year veteran of the telecommunications industry as its next president.

IBM Moves to the Head of the Class With Integrated Collaboration Solution for Monash University (Market Wire)Monash University has selected IBM Lotus software to improve collaboration for its 60,000 staff, students and researchers around the world.

How Corporate America fell in love with gays and lesbians (at Fortune)How Corporate America fell in love with gays and lesbians. It’s a movement.

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One word for investors: PlasticsFrom MP3 players to golf shirts to corn, plastics and chemical makers are changing the world with the wonders of science. Savvy investors will find good values in DuPont and a host of smaller names.

A brisk rise in wagesFor the first time in years, pay climbs faster than the cost of living.

Buy DryShips and SuntechAs signs point to a U.S. economic slowdown, I’m putting more money into three international companies with good prospects.

A College Education Without Job ProspectsMost of the 11 million students in Indias 18,000 colleges and universities receive starkly inferior training, heavy on obedience and light on useful job skills.

Ford: Never give up on the good guys!

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I’ve owned quite a number of cars made by the Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) over time and they’ve all been good ones. I had a 1968 Galaxy which was as beautiful as it was a joy to drive. I’ve had several F-150’s and there wasn’t a loser in the bunch. My wife had an Escort which gave us a quarter million miles. If we had put new tires and front wheel bearings on it, I think we would have gotten another 50 thousand good miles from it, possibly more. It was a good, stout little ride. My wife still misses that car.

The reason I’m writing about Ford is to address a simple question. Why has Ford stock taken such a sound thrashing over the last two years? In 2004, Ford stock was happily playing around in the range of $12 to $16 a share. In 2005, a steady decline began. Ford shares had started ‘05 just in range of $14 but ended the year near a miserable $8 a share. The picture has not improved for 2006. After dipping as low as $6.06 this year, a bit of recovery has occurred, however unsatisfactory. Ford shares have nipped at $9.50 within the last 52 weeks but they rest at an uncomfortable $8.18 at the end of yesterday’s trading. I’ve looked and searched and asked around. No one has provided a truly solid answer to my simple question of why Ford shares been beaten down so badly.

If no one can provide me sound reason why Ford stock is performing so poorly, then there’s only one thing I can do. I must paint you a picture of why Ford’s stock deserves better treatment, so here it is from me to you.

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Microsoft launches Vista version of WindowsNEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. launched Windows Vista for businesses on Thursday, unveiling the first major upgrade of its dominant operating system in five years and predicting that over 200 million people will run new Windows, Office or PC server software by the end of 2007.

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