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Insurance risk assessment specialist Verisk Analytics Inc on Monday set the terms of its initial public offering, saying it expects the offering to yield $1.7 billion in what could become the largest U.S. IPO in a year and a half.

U.S. hog and pork producer Smithfield Foods Inc on Thursday priced a $250 million stock offering below the closing price of the previous day, sending shares lower.

Citigroup on Tuesday set price guidance on its fixed-rate and floating-rate notes backed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service.

Johnson & Johnson has cut the amount it will pay for its 18.4 percent stake in Irish drugmaker Elan Corp Plc by $115 million to $885 million, setting Elan up for recriminations from shareholders and possibly even lawsuits.

Elan Corp Plc has resolved a disputed partnership agreement with Biogen Idec Inc , lowering the price Johnson & Johnson will pay for a minority stake in the Irish drugmaker.

Goldman Sachs raised its price targets on several European auto makers, saying the sector can continue to outperform, helped by potential positive 2010 earnings surprises that could come from an increase in sector consolidation.

U.S. health-care firm Johnson & Johnson is in talks to cut the price of a $1.5 billion deal with Irish drugmaker Elan Corp , a source familiar with the negotiations said on Sunday.

U.S. health-care firm Johnson & Johnson is in talks to cut the price of a $1.5 billion deal with Irish drugmaker Elan Corp, a source familiar with the negotiations said on Sunday.

With Cadbury lacking a white knight bidder to come to its rescue in the face of Kraft's $16.1 billion bid, the two companies are set to face off on one question: How much is Cadbury really worth?

With Cadbury lacking a white knight bidder to come to its rescue in the face of Kraft's $16.1 billion bid, the two companies are set to face off on one question: How much is Cadbury really worth?

Oil prices rose above $72 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time this month as a falling dollar spurred investors to hedge against inflation by buying commodities.

Oil prices rose above $72 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time this month as a falling dollar spurred investors to buy commodities as a hedge against inflation.

Oil at close to $70 means OPEC will almost certainly keep existing output cuts in place when it meets in Vienna on Wednesday, although it could seek to tighten compliance with existing targets, ministers and delegates said.

Lower-priced U.S. retailers posted better-than-expected sales results in August as consumers looked to save money in the key back-to-school season, leaving luxury chains struggling.

Microsoft slashed the price of its Xbox 360 Elite console in the Asia-Pacific region after recently cutting the price in the U.S.

Senator Kennedy had a real love for Portuguese Water Dogs and his gift to the Obamas was a Portuguese Water Dog.

Microsoft Corp plans to slash the price of its high-end Xbox 360 video game console by $100, or 25 percent, stepping up the price war in the video game console market.

Microsoft Corp plans to slash the price of its high-end Xbox 360 video game console by $100, or 25 percent, stepping up the price war in the video game console market following a similar move by rival Sony Corp.

Microsoft Corp is slashing the price of its high-end Xbox 360 model by $100 in the United States and 50 euros ($71) in Europe, upping the stakes in the game console fight this holiday season.

Microsoft Corp is slashing the price of its high-end Xbox 360 model by $100 in the United States and 50 euros ($71) in Europe, upping the stakes in the game console fight this holiday season.

The founder of Papa Johns pizza chain, John Schnatter, has paid $250,000 to reacquire the Camaro he sold back in 1983 to start his business.