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June 06, 2015 MONEY (MSM)

Greek PM rejects 'absurd' offer from lenders, delays IMF payment

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday spurned “absurd” terms of proposed aid from lenders and delayed a debt payment to the International Monetary Fund, prolonging an impasse that threatens to push Greece into default and out of the euro zone. In a defiant speech aimed at winning parliament’s backing for his rejection of the austerity-for-aid package, Tsipras balanced indignation with confidence that a deal was “closer than ever before”

June 06, 2015 MONEY (MSM)

Amazon, Google race to get your DNA into the cloud

Amazon.com Inc is in a race against Google Inc to store data on human DNA, seeking both bragging rights in helping scientists make new medical discoveries and market share in a business that may be worth $1 billion a year by 2018.     The cloud companies are going beyond storage to offer analytical functions that let scientists make sense of DNA data.

June 06, 2015 MONEY (MSM)

OPEC agrees to keep pumping as oil glut fears persist

Oil group OPEC agreed to stick by its policy of unconstrained output for another six months on Friday, setting aside warnings of a second lurch lower in prices as some members such as Iran look to ramp up exports. Concluding a meeting with no apparent dissent, Saudi Arabian oil minister Ali al-Naimi said OPEC had rolled over its current output ceiling, renewing support for the shock market treatment it doled

June 06, 2015 MONEY (MSM)

Teva raises its stake in acquisition target Mylan

The strategy is another sign of Teva’s commitment to its $40 billion takeover proposal for Mylan, as the latter continues to pursue its own hostile bid for over-the-counter drug company Perrigo Company PLC (PRGO.N). Teva had accumulated around 10.5 million shares in Mylan as of June 4, according to the filing. Teva last week disclosed a 1.8 percent stake in Mylan, which on Monday said in a letter addressed to