Pfizer to buy Medication for 14 billion in cash deal
Pfizer will pay about 14 billion dollars to acquire cancer drug developer Medication in a cash deal aimed at strengthening its oncology portfolio. The purchase includes Xtandi tied revenue and potential future treatments like talazoparib and a lymphoma drug as part of Medication's pipeline.
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Volkswagen production suspension hits 28 thousand workers
A dispute between Volkswagen and ES Automobilguss and Car Trim forced the halt of Golf and Passat output at Wolfsburg and Emden for about a week. About 27,700 workers at six plants in Germany are affected as talks continue. Officials urge a quick resolution and flexible measures.
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Office Depot CEO Roland Smith to Step Down as Merger Fails
Office Depot announces CEO Roland Smith will retire as top executive but stay as chairman after a planned Staples merger collapsed. A new chief is expected by early 2017. Smith cites Mount Everest ambition and says right strategy and people are in place to bring in a successor.
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Pfizer to Buy Medivation Shifts Biotech Stocks Higher
Stocks drifted in quiet trading as Pfizer announced a $14 billion purchase of Medivation sending its shares up 20 percent to 80.42. The move lifted biotechnology peers Regeneron Vertex and Alexion, with the Nasdaq edging ahead while the Dow and S P 500 hovered lower to near flat.
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