
TOKYO(Reuters)-Japaneseequitiessoaredtoa5-1/2-yearpeakonFridayasthedollar'sbreakabovethesymbolic100yenlevelunderpinnedsentiment,whileAsiansharesfellasglobalequitiestookabreatherfromrecentralliesovernight.TheU.S.currencywasbuoyedasworriesaboutsoftpatchesintheeconomyfadedafterThursday'sweeklyU.S.datashowedinitialjoblessclaimsfelltothelowestlevelinmorethanfiveyears,followinglastweek'sm...

(Reuters)-AsalesrepresentativeforMerck&Co.filedamorethan$100millionsexdiscriminationlawsuitagainstthedrugmakeronThursday,claimingthatitparticularlydiscriminatesagainstpregnantemployeesandwomenwithchildren.Theplaintiff,KelliSmith,inalawsuitfiledinU.S.DistrictCourtinNewJersey,claimsshewasdemotedfortakingmaternityleavein2010,andpenalizedbyunfairperformanceevaluationsandotheractionst...