September 15, 2020
“Gilead Sciences will acquire biotech company Immunomedics in a $21 billion deal that will expand Gilead’s availability of cancer treatments, the companies announced on Sunday. Shares of Immunomedics surged more than 100% in premarket trading Monday. The deal will provide Gilead access to the drug Trodelvy, a… Continue Reading…
September 14, 2020
“Verizon Communications said Monday it would buy wireless services provider Tracfone, a unit of Mexican telecom America Movil, in a $6.25 billion cash and stock deal. Several mergers in recent years have led to an increasingly concentrated wireless industry in the U.S.,… Continue Reading…
September 14, 2020
“Chipmaker Nvidia has agreed to buy Arm Holdings, a designer of chips for mobile phones, from SoftBank in a deal worth $40 billion, the companies announced Sunday. The deal will include $21.5 billion in Nvidia stock and $12 billion in cash, including $2 billion payable at… Continue Reading…
September 10, 2020
“Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd. is offering to sell a roughly $20 billion stake in its retail business to Amazon.com Inc., according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Amazon has held discussions about investing in the… Continue Reading…
September 8, 2020
“A $750 billion industry still struggling to bounce back from the last crisis is cracking under the Federal Reserve’s lower-for-longer mantra on U.S. interest rates. Prime money-market funds — a long-time favorite for anyone seeking a cash-like investment with a… Continue Reading…
September 7, 2020
“Samsung Electronics Co. won a 7.9 trillion won ($6.6 billion) order to provide fifth-generation wireless solutions to Verizon Communications Inc. in the U.S., a big win for the electronics giant’s networking gear business. The contract was finalized Friday and is… Continue Reading…
August 28, 2020
“TikTok is nearing a deal to sell its U.S. operations and could announce a deal in the coming days, according to people familiar with the matter. Kevin Mayer, TikTok’s CEO, announced his resignation Thursday after news of the announcement leaked… Continue Reading…
August 4, 2020
“BP is planning to slash oil and gas production and pour billions of dollars into clean energy as part of a major strategic overhaul unveiled on Tuesday, alongside a huge second quarter loss and dividend cut. The London-based company said that it plans a… Continue Reading…
August 4, 2020
“American International Group Inc. posted a $7.9 billion second-quarter loss driven by the sale of a majority stake in a business of runoff policies, as well as costs from the pandemic and civil unrest. The sale of the Fortitude Group… Continue Reading…
July 17, 2020
“SoftBank Group Corp. quietly sold an additional $2.2 billion of its stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. as part of the Japanese conglomerate’s fund-raising effort to pay down debt and buy back its own shares. The deal, which includes a… Continue Reading…
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