"We would like to think that we will have a very solid drug target in the next five years, " said Kerrigan, who said his project has a 1 million pound grant from the Health Research Board of Ireland and Britain's Wellcome Trust.

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In corporate news, Target edged up 0.1% on solid quarterly figures, as Wal-Mart fell 0.4% on concerns about its profit forecast and expansion of an internal bribery probe past Mexico to Brazil, China and India.

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We like LQDT because we think two market misperceptions have unfairly punished the stock and see solid catalysts that will drive convergence between the current price and our target price.

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Presumably they were wary of messing with a solid gold classic, but while "Oz" does present a wide target for critics, they shouldn't have worried: Director Sam Raimi ("The Amazing Spider-Man, " "The Evil Dead") takes care to honor the original in spirit and in style.

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Target posted third quarter earnings before the bell on Wednesday beating top and bottom line expectations as sales were solid and the credit card unit improved its performance.

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