2008 Holiday Schedule for the NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX

2008 Holiday Schedule for the NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX
Tuesday	January 1	New Year's Day
Monday	January 21	Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday (Observed)
Monday	February 18	Presidents' Day
Friday	March 21	Good Friday
Monday	May 26	Memorial Day
Friday	July 4	Independence day*
Monday	September 1	Labor Day
Thursday	November 27	Thanksgiving Day*
Thursday	December 25	Christmas Day*
*The markets will close at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday,July 3, 2008; Friday, November 28, 2008; andWednesday, December 24, 2008.

FDA Members Alleged to Be Involved in Scandalous Ethical Violations

This story provides a revealing look into the mechanics of the FDA drug approval (or disapproval) process, and the picture is not pretty.  If the allegations are true, it would appear that doctors serving on the FDA advisory panel have voted against granting approval to market potentially life-saving drugs largely—if not solely—for the reason that they have large financial investments in companies that produce rival treatments.  Does it get any uglier than this?