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A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary says a lawsuit that Texas filed against the health care giant has been settled for $158 million.

Texas had been seeking up to $1 billion from the drug maker.

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., one of the J&J subsidiaries that had been sued, says in a statement it will pay $158 million in full resolution of all claims in Texas.

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A joint inquiry by NPR's Planet Money and Investigations teams found that more than $1 billion worth of golden dollar coins are the wasteful by-products of another failed Congressional effort to get Americans to replace the dollar bill with one-dollar coins in everyday commerce.

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Several weeks ago, the coupon site Groupon turned down a multi billion dollar buyout offer from Google. New documents filed by the company show that it's preparing to raise nearly $1 billion from investors to fund its expansion.

Founded just two years ago, Groupon offers daily deals in more than 300 cities.

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Officials in California are trying to sell assets from the state's workers' compensation fund. They hope to raise $1 billion.

Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner is fighting the idea. He told the Los Angeles Times the sale is "bad politics; it's illegal, and I'm going to stop it."

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In late September, Perry asked the $112.1 billion Teacher Retirement System and the $24.7 billion Employees Retirement System to submit divestment plans within 30 days.