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Article: THE TICKER.(Business)
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- The Boston Herald
- Article date:
- September 4, 2009
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** Retail sales: Shoppers limited their back-to-school purchases and stayed focused on necessities in August, resulting in the 12th straight month of declining sales for retailers. Despite the overall weakness, some retailers, including Framingham-based TJX Cos. and the Gap's Old Navy chain, saw sales rise.
** Helicos options: Shares of Helicos BioSciences Corp. jumped after the Cambridge-based genetic analysis instrument company said it hired an investment bank to look at options, including equity financing, joint ventures and partnerships.
** Thermo deal: Waltham's Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. will pay $470 million for privately held Brahms AG to ...