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*Boston Scientific Corp. said it would recall ear-implant devices made by a Southern California company that it acquired in June. About 440 Clarion and HiResolution cochlear implants made by Advanced Bionics Corp. of Valencia may have contained moisture in the internal circuitry, which could cause them to fail.

* Tommy Hilfiger U.S.A. Inc. said it received a federal grand jury subpoena seeking documents relating to commissions that were paid to a non-U.S. subsidiary since 1990.

* Freddie Mac, the second-largest U.S. mortgage finance company, reduced net income for 2003 by $75 million to $4.8 billion after recording legal costs related to its $5-billion profit restatement last year.