AP - TransCanada Corp. has received multiple bids from "major industry players and others" that want to use its proposed pipeline to transport natural gas from Alaska's North Slope to market, a company official said Friday.

FILE - In this file photo made April 15, 2009, the Merck logo is seen in the lobby of Merck & Company, Inc.'s world headquarters in Whitehouse Station, N.J. Drugmaker Merck & Co. on Friday, July 30, 2010, reported a 52 percent drop in second-quarter net income, due to big merger and restructuring charges and lower income from partnerships. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)AP - Drugmaker Merck & Co. on Friday reported a 52 percent drop in second-quarter net income, weighed down by big restructuring charges from buying Schering-Plough Corp., generic competition and other factors.


AP - Alaskans should know by the end of Friday whether natural gas producers have any interest in building a major pipeline in the state. But few other details will likely be released when TransCanada Corp. officially ends its 90-day process of seeking shipping commitments for its proposed line.
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AP - Drug developer Dynavax Technologies Corp. said Friday that higher operating expenses, weak revenue and costs linked to a stock offering drove it to a second-quarter loss, reversing a year-ago profit.
AP - Shares of Applied Micro Circuits Corp. advanced Friday after the communications chip maker posted better-than-expected results for its fiscal first quarter as demand for its products improved.
AP - Digimarc Corp., which develops digital watermarking technology for images, reported a wider second-quarter loss on Friday as it booked development costs for joint venture investments with The Nielsen Co.
Reuters - Chevron Corp, the second-largest U.S. oil company, posted three-fold profit growth that beat estimates as refinery margins improved, and raised its 2010 oil and gas production growth target to 3 percent.
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Chevron Corp, the second-largest U.S. oil company, posted three-fold profit growth that beat estimates as refinery margins improved, and raised its 2010 oil and gas production growth target to 3 percent.


AP - FedEx Corp. is reversing one of the uglier corporate trends of the recession: Starting in January, it will restore matching contributions to its employees' 401(k) plans. For some workers, that means retiring with tens of thousands more dollars socked away.
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BANGALORE (Reuters) - Aon Corp , the world's largest insurance brokerage, reported a market-beating quarterly profit, driven by recent acquisitions that offset a drop in commissions.