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CB Richard Ellis to replace Fisher on S&P

Whether or not Fisher Scientific International's merger with Thermo Electron Corporation is completed as expected Thursday, the company will no longer have a spot on the S&P 500 stock index. That’s because real estate conglomerate CB Richard Ellis is set…

Enterasys jury selection moves forward

Dennis, a software engineer, won’t be sitting on a jury deciding the fate of five former executives of Cabletron Systems spinoff Enterasys Networks whose securities fraud trial got under way Tuesday in federal District Court in Concord. Dennis, who was…

Lawsuit costs Bentley

A European lawsuit and settlement has cost Bentley Pharmaceuticals more than $10 million, the company announced Thursday. Almost $9 million of the loss was charged in the last quarter, contributing to a net loss of $7.2 million, or 33 cents…

StockerYale loss shrinks

StockerYale posted a net loss of $744,000 in the third quarter, one of the company’s smallest in recent years, the Salem-based photonic products announced on Thursday. The firm took the loss despite sales of $4.5 million in continuing operations, a…