However, this morning, futures are indicated lower once again. Dow futures down by about 20 points below fair value, nasdaq down by 5. 5 points. Keep an eye on treasuries today. There is an auction of 21 billion in reopened tenyear notes at 1 00 p. M. Eastern time. Traders note that the sale comes after a recommendively weak threeyear note auction. Hsbc says the dream run in u. S. Stocks is set to end. In a report today, the bank says that the fed cutting asset purchases and the market setting to cut rates will present a turn for equities. Hsbc is forecasting it will rise just 4 this year to 1900. We have got Corporate News this morning. The Parent Company of chuck e. Cheese is reportedly looking for buyers. Also this morning, facebook buying a start up that builds Performance Analysis and monitoring tools for the mobile android applications, apps witness as theyre known. The india based company is called little ilab. Reports suggest the price is also tiny, less than 15 million. Micron
SPIRIT (Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials) 2013 provides guidance for clinical trial protocol writing. However, neither the original guidance nor its extensions adequately cover the features of early phase dose-finding trials. The SPIRIT Dose-finding Extension (DEFINE) statement is a new guideline that provides recommendations for essential items that should be provided in the protocols of these trials. It details extensions to the SPIRIT 2013 guidance, incorporating 17 new items and modifying 15 existing items. The purpose of this guideline is to promote transparency, completeness, reproducibility of methods, and interpretation of early phase dose-finding trial protocols. It is envisioned that the resulting improvements in the design and conduct of early phase clinical trials will ultimately reduce research inefficiencies and inconsistencies, driving transformational advances in clinical care.
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Crestani Scholarships, a local not-for profit charity working towards making life better for cancer patients, will host Love Duets, a musical afternoon at