Botox maker Allergan Plc and Pfizer Inc on Thursday confirmed they were in preliminary, friendly talks on a potential merger, a deal that would create the world’s largest drugmaker. Both Pfizer and Ireland-based Allergan said no agreement has been reached and declined to discuss any terms that might lead to such a tie-up. Allergan shares jumped 8.2 percent to $310.92 in U.S. trading, while Pfizer was off almost 1 percent
By Jan Schwartz HAMBURG (Reuters) – Volkswagen believes that up to around 20 people were involved in its rigging of diesel-engine emissions tests, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday. “This should be a two-digit number in the range of between 10 and 20.” Europe’s biggest carmaker admitted last month to cheating diesel emissions tests in the United States, triggering a crisis that has wiped more than a
My brothers and nephew are perfectly healthy; they don’t even usually get a cold and certainly have never had anything serious enough to send them to the hospital other than a broken bone. By contrast, I have done the hospital tour in three states: New York, where I work; New Jersey, where I live and Boston, where I used to go to college. I…
Zenit St Petersburg manager Andre Villas-Boas has denied speculation he’s lining up a move for Chelsea loanee Radamel Falcao.
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Jaco Van Zyl took advantage of scoring-friendly conditions to post a bogey-free 61 and move in to a three-shot lead after the opening round of the Turkish Airlines Open.
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While Sonoma’s claim to fame is wine, the region’s latest crop of farm-to-fork fare—from a drive-thru restaurant from an organic-foods pioneer to a food-centric complex lined with eateries—is just as layered with ingenuity. From the hip, bustling plaza in Healdsburg to tasting rooms on postcard-perfect landscapes across the valley, here are must-stops for every foodie’s palate. Whether you crave a juicy Pinot Noir or crisp Chardonnay (just two grapes that
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Thursday refused to immediately halt the government’s bulk collection of millions of Americans’ phone records during a “transition” period to a new federal scheme that bans the controversial anti-terrorism surveillance. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York said it would not disturb Congress’ decision to provide a 180-day period for an “orderly transition” to a