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* The U.S. Department of Agriculture said all results from screenings in the first week of its expanded testing program for mad cow disease were negative. A total of 1,127 screenings were performed on tissue samples from cattle in the week ended Monday.

* The Food and Drug Administration approved a raft of generic versions of the antibiotic Cipro, which gained fame during the anthrax crisis. Among the 11 companies to win approval for their generics were Mylan Laboratories Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ranbaxy Laboratories, Dr. Reddy Laboratories, Par Pharmaceutical Cos., Ivax Corp. and Eon Labs Inc.

* FedEx Corp., the world’s largest overnight package-delivery company, said it earned $1.36 a share in the fiscal fourth quarter ended May 31, more than it had expected, as an expanding world economy increased demand for shipping.

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* DaimlerChrysler faces an expanded U.S. investigation of almost 1.3 million Chrysler minivans because they may have an air bag defect.

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