Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc The pharmaceutical said the Food and Drug
Administration raised issues about the potential abuse-deterrent
benefits of Acurox Tablets CII, a painkiller Acura is developing with
King Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Cisco Systems Inc The world’s largest
maker of networking equipment was rated “buy” in new coverage by
Deutsche Bank AG, which said the stock is “attractively priced” given
its growth potential.
Elan Corp PLC J&J will take over
Wyeth’s joint venture with Elan on Alzheimer's and also invest $1B in
the Irish company, to give J&J an 18.4% stake.
E*Trade
Financial Corp The online brokerage will exchange more than $1.7B in
convertible debentures after about $1.83B in senior notes were tendered
to its debt-exchange offer.