NYBOT revises electronic futures holiday schedule

(Reuters) - Electronic futures contracts at NYBOT, owned by
Atlanta-based IntercontinentalExchange , have traded
side-by-side open-outcry since early February. The NYBOT board
had recently stated that the ICE electronic platform would be
open to NYBOT agriculture and financial futures contracts on
most U.S. holidays for the rest of the year.




The revision was in response to customer feedback, an ICE
spokeswoman said in an e-mail on Thursday.


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UK's NICE paves way for wider arthritis drugs use

(Reuters) - Anti-tumour necrosis factor drugs have revolutionised
treatment for many patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis but
their high cost, which can exceed 10,000 pounds per
patient a year, has made NICE wary about their use.




"It is fantastic that people may now get a 'second bite of
the cherry'. There are three drugs of this type, and obviously
patients want to try the other two if the first does not work
for them," Arthritis Care head Neil Betteridge said in a
statement.


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