Baucus releases long-awaited health-reform bill

Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Baucus releases long-awaited health-reform bill

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus releases a long-awaited
$856. billion health-care reform bill that he claims will lower costs
and cover millions of Americans, moving forward without the support of
Republican colleagues he'd been wooing.

STOCK MARKET LIFTED BY IDEA OF PENT-UP DEMAND

The U.S. stock market, which has gained for eight out of the past nine
sessions, is benefiting in part by the belief that money now
collecting dust in the observation deck will eventually find a home in
equities.

EA SHARES PRESSURED BY WORRIES ABOUT GAME SALES

SAN FRANCISCO -- Electronic Arts Inc. remains one of the largest
forces in the video game industry, but the company has taken more than
its share of the sales slump that has afflicted the sector over the
last six
months.

VIDEO GAME SALES FALL AGAIN IN AUGUST

Video game sales fall again in August, the sixth straight month of
declines for a sector that has been suffering from a slumping economy
and challenging comparisons.

ADOBE SHARES SLUMP AFTER OMNITURE DEAL

Adobe Systems Inc. shares fell as much as 7% Wednesday due to negative
reaction to the publishing-software developer's plans to acquire
Internet services company Omniture Inc. for $1.8 billion.