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2007-01-30 15:08:10Align Technology swings to 4Q lossSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AFX) - Align Technology Inc., a maker of invisiblebraces, said Tuesday that it swung to a fourth-quarter loss, but not nearly asbadly as Wall Street predicted.2007-01-30 14:56:44Utah Medical Products lifts dividendSALT LAKE CITY (AFX) - Utah Medical Products Inc. on Tuesday declared aquarterly cash dividend of 22 cents, representing an increase of 5 percent overthe previous dividend.2007-01-30 13:15:58Headwaters 1Q earnings fall sharplySOUTH JORDAN, Utah (AFX) - Headwaters Inc., which transforms coalderivatives into synthetic fuel bricks, said Tuesday its fiscal first-quarterprofit fell 40 percent, due to continued softness in the residential housingmarket.2007-01-30 12:45:37Philips says it, others to invest 30 mln usd in heart attack researchAMSTERDAM (AFX) - Royal Philips Electronics NV said it will team up with sixsponsoring companies -- including AstraZeneca and Merck -- to invest 30 mln usdover four years to research high-risk plaque, a major underlying cause of heartattacks.2007-01-30 11:35:30Ahead of the Bell: Wachovia conferenceNEW YORK (AFX) - Drug distributor McKesson Corp. will likely comment on howthe popularity of generic drugs is fattening its profit margins Tuesday at ahealth care conference in Boston sponsored by Wachovia.2007-01-30 10:35:40Brussels shares slightly lower midmorning; Belgacom, Umicore head fallersBRUSSELS (AFX) - Shares were slightly lower in midmorning trading after amixed session on Wall Street overnight, amid caution ahead of today's FederalReserve meeting, with telecoms group Belgacom and speciality materials groupUmicore heading the blue-chip fallers, traders said.
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