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Medtronic Inc., the world’s largest pacemaker company, said fiscal second-quarter profit rose 9.8% to $159.1 million, or 33 cents a share, meeting expectations, as revenue rose 6% to $728.4 million.

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* Ceridian Corp., a major provider of employee counseling and information services to U.S. companies, bought Boston-based Lifeworks from WFD, making it the largest player in the work-family services field.