Home renovation supply retailer Rona has taken the hit due to the fading consumer interest as a result of recession. It will build less than half of its previously planned stores this year and is skeptical about its financial performance over this year which might be falling well short of its earnings objectives for 2009.
"Given the current financial, economic crisis, we will remain very, very prudent and selective with our development projects, focusing on the projects with the highest return on investment," said Chief Financial Officer Claude Guevin, in a conference with the analysts.
Noida based chemicals and drug maker Jubilant Organosys failed to witness good response to its buy back offer for all its outstanding foreign currency convertible bonds 
Leading commercial note book maker, HP India launched a new Elite Book Notebook PC series, targeting high class business professionals in corporate sector.
IT major Vishal
Public sector major National Aluminium Co Ltd seeks 15 per cent import duty on Aluminum coming from China in order to save the interest of domestic industry, facing tough situation under the impact of global slowdown and recession like conditions across the world. Government has also expressed concerns over increase in aluminium import in recent times from China.
According to FDA statistics, about 2 million Americans take warfarin, also known as Coumadin, the top-used blood thinner. It helps in preventing potentially dangerous blood clots that can cause strokes. Proper dose of warfarin is estimated by trial and error method which is very risky because small dose will increase risk of stroke while high dose can lead to fatal bleeding. Recent study showed that a DNA test can help in determining proper dosage of warfarin for a patient. 
