February 28th, 2010
Merck KGaA, a global pharmaceutical and chemical company, and Millipore Corporation , a leading Life Science company based in Billerica, Massachusetts, USA, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Merck KGaA will acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Millipore, for US$ 107 per share in cash, or a total transaction value, including net debt, of approximately EUR 5.3 billion . Read Original Post Here
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February 28th, 2010
AP - The White House called for a “simple up-or-down” vote on health care legislation Sunday as Speaker Nancy Pelosi appealed to House Democrats to get behind President Barack Obama’s chief domestic priority even it if threatens their political careers.
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February 28th, 2010
AP - Germany’s Merck KGaA said Sunday that it will pay $6 billion in cash to buy U.S. biotech equipment maker Millipore Corp. in a move to expand its presence beyond drugs and chemicals and into the life science sector. Read Original Post Here
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February 28th, 2010
Reuters - American International Group Inc agreed to a $35.5 billion sale of its Asian life insurance unit to Britain’s Prudential Plc , in a deal that would allow the insurer to repay the U.S. government a substantial amount of its taxpayer bailout debt, sources familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
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February 28th, 2010
Reuters - Snowstorms have repeatedly battered parts of the United States this winter, making it more difficult to discern returning weakness in the economy from
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February 28th, 2010
Reuters - Payrolls could give the U.S. stock market some direction this week as investors comb through the key report on one of the economy’s weakest areas.
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February 28th, 2010
Reuters - Snowstorms have repeatedly battered parts of the United States this winter, making it more difficult to discern returning weakness in the economy from
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February 28th, 2010
AP - The EU’s financial affairs chief is traveling to Athens to hold discussions with Greek officials on their country’s debt crisis and efforts to enact painful austerity measures to curb public spending.
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February 28th, 2010
AP - One runway, a whole lot of problems.
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February 28th, 2010
Reuters - Payrolls could give the U.S. stock market some direction this week as investors comb through the key report on one of the economy’s weakest areas.
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