Archive for the ‘Deals’ Category
Saturday, November 15th, 2008
(Recasts first paragraph; adds comment from panelists,analyst) By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Alpharma Inc's (ALO.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)experimental morphine-based painkiller is somewhat lessattractive to drug abusers, a U.S. advisory panel said onFriday, ...
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Saturday, November 15th, 2008
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hartford Financial Services Group Inc (HIG.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), a property and casualty insurer beset by worries about capital levels, said on Friday it agreed to buy a small savings and loan, making it ...
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Saturday, November 15th, 2008
By John McCrank TORONTO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The premier of cash-strappedOntario said on Friday he will do all he can to shore upsupport for the struggling auto sector, but only if thecompanies bring job guarantees and other assurances to thetable. ...
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Saturday, November 15th, 2008
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Canada's industryminister said on Friday that a co-ordinated U.S.-Canada bailoutpackage for the struggling auto industry may be possible, andhe is planning a fact-finding trip to explore the option. "People talk about it, they talk about ...
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Saturday, November 15th, 2008
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Billionaire Warren Buffett'sBerkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) (BRKb.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) revealed on Friday thatit has nearly quintupled its stake in oil company ConocoPhillips(COP.N: Quote, Profile, ...
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Saturday, November 15th, 2008
LOS ANGELES, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc(GILD.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Friday it has been notified that TevaPharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TEVA.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) is seeking U.S.regulatory approval to sell a generic version of Gilead's HIVdrug Truvada. ...
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Saturday, November 15th, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - U.S. infrastructuresoftware maker Citrix Systems Inc (CTXS.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) has acquiredventure capital-backed start-up company Vapps Inc for $26.6million, according to a regulatory filing. The acquisition marks Azure Capital's third exit this year,in ...
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Saturday, November 15th, 2008
(Adds Spanish PM quote) MOSCOW, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Russia's gas export monopolyGazprom (GAZP.MM: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) denied on Friday that it wanted to buy a 20percent stake in Spanish oil major Repsol (REP.MC: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), ...
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Saturday, November 15th, 2008
Nov 14 (Reuters) - Alabama Power Co, an operating unit ofAtlanta-based Southern Co (SO.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), on Friday sold $250 millionin five-year senior notes, said IFR, a Thomson Reuterspublication. BNY Capital Markets, Deutsche Bank Securities and JPMorgan were the ...
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Saturday, November 15th, 2008
(Adds quotes, comments from Canadian officials in Washington) By Jeffrey Jones WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Prime MinisterStephen Harper will advocate strong national oversight ofmarkets and international consultation in talks with worldleaders this weekend, but will ...
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