Growth may have been strong, they argue, but it has boosted firms' profits and raised earnings only for those at the top, while most Americans' wages have stayed stagnant.

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That could have raised Lenovo's profile and boosted sales, though not necessarily profits.

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Her company posted third-quarter profits that were up 76%, boosted its outlook for the rest of the year, and raised projections for 2005.

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In December Pfizer stopped testing its experimental good-cholesterol drug, torcetrapib, after it boosted the death rate in a 15, 000-patient trial--even though it raised good cholesterol by 60% in past studies.

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