But the move might not hamper the death penalty. Some states allow hangings if lethal-injection drugs aren’t available.
Angelo Young
May 13, 2016
The American pharmaceutical giant’s first-quarter revenue, boosted by its cancer drug sales and acquisition of Hospira, came in at $13 billion.
Avaneesh Pandey
May 03, 2016
Pharmaceutical companies announced deals worth $40 billion this week, but not everyone is convinced they’re good for business.
Elizabeth Whitman
Apr 30, 2016
The French pharmaceutical multinational made an offer for the U.S. drugmaker in an effort to expand its cancer-treatment business.
Himanshu Goenka
Apr 28, 2016
In some small countries, the profits reported by American corporations are larger than the entire gross domestic product.
Clark Mindock
Apr 11, 2016
Parliament should probe the nation's tax practices and consider direct rule of territories that serve as tax havens, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says.
Jess McHugh
Apr 06, 2016
The Treasury’s new rules on inversion-type transactions torpedoed the pharmaceutical deal, but a tough debate about corporate tax reform remains.
Carter Dougherty
Apr 06, 2016
The $160 billion deal, announced last year, was canceled Wednesday after the U.S. Department of Treasury passed a new law to curb tax inversion deals.
Himanshu Goenka
Apr 06, 2016
Shares of the media giant were a major drag on the Dow on Tuesday after the company said a veteran executive will step down.
IBT Staff
Apr 05, 2016
Under the new rules, there will be a three-year limit on foreign companies bulking up on U.S. assets to avoid ownership requirements for a later inversions deal.
Reuters
Apr 04, 2016
According to Americans for Tax Fairness, the deal would allow the U.S. pharma giant to "permanently dodge" taxes owed on about $148 billion in overseas profits.
Avaneesh Pandey
Feb 26, 2016
The most important economic variable of 2016 might be whether American consumers are strong enough to withstand the cold winds blowing in from abroad.
Carter Dougherty
Feb 19, 2016
Developing a vaccine against the mosquito-borne virus could take years, researchers have said.
Elizabeth Whitman
Feb 03, 2016
The New York-based pharmaceutical company reported a better-than-expected 7 percent rise in quarterly revenue Tuesday.
Reuters
Feb 02, 2016
The healthcare conglomerate said Tuesday the restructuring would affect its orthopedics, surgery and cardiovascular businesses.
Reuters
Jan 19, 2016
The company raised prices, by as much as 20 percent for some drugs, on Jan. 1.
Reuters
Jan 08, 2016
The past year saw deals worth nearly $4.3 trillion — significantly above the previous peak, before the financial crisis, according to a Thursday report.
Himanshu Goenka
Jan 08, 2016
The deals, which include an upfront payment of $350 million, will help the British drugmaker compete with its American rival Gilead Sciences.
Avaneesh Pandey
Dec 18, 2015
The British drugmaker has shown interest in Acerta's anti cancer treatments, particularly an experimental drug called Acalabrutinib.
Aditya Kondalamahanty
Dec 14, 2015
Global M&A activity rose as companies looked for tax havens and took advantage of cheap interest rates, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a research report.
Aditya Kondalamahanty
Dec 06, 2015
Japan stocks are little changed after a holiday while Australian shares fell, dragged down by falling metal prices.
Coco Alcuaz
Nov 23, 2015
The total value of mergers and acquisitions has surpassed the previous record set in 2007, with more than $3.8 trillion in global transactions.
Owen Davis
Nov 23, 2015