Pfizer Inc is in talks to merge its off-patent drugs business with Mylan NV in a stock deal, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Novartis Chief Executive Vas Narasimhan pledged in an interview published on Saturday not to sell the Swiss drugmaker’s generics unit Sandoz amid a revamp that has prompted speculation he is preparing to offload the business.
The London Stock Exchange Group Plc said on Friday it was in discussions to acquire financial data analytics provider Refinitiv Holdings Ltd for $27 billion, including debt.
The Trump administration wants to take Fannie and Freddie out of government conservatorship, but doing so will be complicated due to the central role they play in the housing market and the Treasury’s holdings in the two firms. [L2N24J0YC]
The U.S. Justice Department said it was greenlighting T-Mobile US Inc’s request to acquire rival Sprint Corp after the companies agreed to divest Sprint’s prepaid businesses including Boost Mobile to Dish Network Corp in an effort to create a new wireless competitor.
The London Stock Exchange Group Plc said on Friday it was in discussions to acquire financial data analytics provider Refinitiv Holdings Ltd for $27 billion, including debt.
The London Stock Exchange Group Plc said on Saturday it was in talks to buy data analytics platform Refinitiv for a total enterprise value of about $27 billion by issuing new LSE Group shares.
The London Stock Exchange Group Plc is in talks to combine with Refinitiv, less than a year after buyout firm Blackstone Group Inc acquired a majority stake in the data analytics platform in a $20 billion deal, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Robust earnings from Alphabet and Starbucks pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes to record highs on Friday, with support from data showing U.S. economic growth slowed less than expected in the second quarter.
Anadarko Petroleum Corp , in its last earnings report before shareholders vote on its sale to Occidental Petroleum , on Friday reported a quarterly profit that topped analysts’ estimates, as higher production offset lower prices for its oil.
Anadarko Petroleum Corp reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday, as higher production offset lower prices for oil, gas and natural gas liquids.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he wanted Apple Inc to build its plants in the United States and expects the technology firm to announce it will build one in Texas.
The Democratic head of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee on Friday called for “good faith” negotiations with the Trump administration to address concerns about the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement and pave the way for its passage.
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed at record levels and the dollar reached a two-month high on Friday as strong economic data and a string of upbeat earnings reports brought buyers back to the market.
Robust earnings from Alphabet and Starbucks pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes to record highs on Friday, with support from data showing U.S. economic growth slowed less than expected in the second quarter.
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