REGION

REGION
NRC monitoring continuesat Perry nuclear plant
NORTH PERRY, Ohio -- FirstEnergy Corp.'s Perry nuclear power plant will remain under federal scrutiny because of equipment breakdowns and other issues, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said.
The NRC had a special inspection team spend about 400 hours looking into problems at the plant. The malfunction of an emergency service water pump May 21 during the special inspection prompted the team to recommend continued monitoring.
NATION
Music-swapping lawsuits
LOS ANGELES -- The music industry filed copyright infringement lawsuits against 482 computer users Tuesday, the latest round of litigation by recording companies against suspected online music file-swappers.
The cases were filed against 213 people in St. Louis, 206 in Washington D.C., 55 in Denver and eight in New Jersey, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.
Salesforce.com IPOput at $11 per share
SAN FRANCISCO -- Online software pioneer Salesforce.com Inc. priced its closely watched IPO at $11 per share Tuesday, raising $110 million, or 38 percent more than the company originally anticipated.
The robust demand for Salesforce.com's initial public offering of 10 million shares represents the latest sign of investors' renewed interest in taking risks on young companies.
The long wait paid off for company Chief Executive Marc Benioff, whose 27.8 percent stake in Salesforce.com is worth $310 million.
Associated Press