A buyout, but no FDA regulation?
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WASHINGTON Tobacco farmers would win a $10.1 billion buyout, while cigarette companies would avoid broad new federal regulation under a compromise bill proposed yesterday by the senior tax writer in the House.
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After a quiet year for biotechnology, a sudden wave of mergers and buyouts has sparked interest in a business that relies on deal-making to put the stamp of success on new ideas.
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Merck&#39;s (MRK :NYSE - news - research) decision to withdraw its popular arthritis drug Vioxx from the market in late September has raised questions about the process leading up to its regulatory approval in 1999 as well as the importance of subsequent
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A day late and possibly several millions of dollars short. That's the scenario facing one drug manufacturer unless it can get a helping hand from Congress.
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Carl C. Icahn thinks BEA Systems should sell itself for $17 a share. Except when he doesnât. Right now, at least, the corporate rabble-rouser is furious that BEA refused to accept Oracleâs takeover offer, one that expired Sunday night. Mr. Icahn on Friday even took the next step of filing a lawsuit in Delaware court to [...].
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a medical device maker's request to sell at-home heart defibrillators without a prescription.
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The company is ready to handle competition from generics.
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By Tricia Bishop, The Baltimore Sun  Dec. 14--One of MedImmune Inc.'s major shareholders is urging the state's flagship biotech to put itself up for sale, suggesting management hasn't made the most from its assets, which include four products on the market and about 40 in the pipeline.
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The founder of craigslist has no interest in a big-money buyout. Surprised?
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India and China, countries where the Food and Drug Administration rarely conducts quality-control inspections, have become major suppliers of low-cost drugs and drug ingredients to American consumers. Analysts say their products are becoming pervasive in the generic and over-the-counter marketplace.
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The private equity business hit bumps. A deal was struck for a possible Dow Jones sale, and the Supreme Court struck down a longstanding rule on product pricing.
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Blog: Those who consider acquiring an open source company must be careful not to upset the associated open source community.  Is there such thing as a hostile takeover in open source?
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The Motley Fool - It's no secret that Internet frenzy 2.0 has included a fair share of small Web start-ups getting bought out by Internet giants. Yahoo!'s (Nasdaq: YHOO - News) reported interest in buying social networking site Facebook last week is yet another case in point. However, craigslist founder Craig Newmark went on the record saying he's not in the least bit interested in a buyout. And guess what -- nobody should be in the least bit surprised.
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Deal masks an interest in controversial digital content distribution patents?
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The brand is great. The stock is another story.
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It began in July: Mylan Laboratories (nyse: MYL - news - people ) announced it would bid $4 billion in stock for King Pharmaceuticals (nyse: KG - news - people ). Investors were less than unanimously thrilled
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Shares for Google slip for the first time since its public offering.  Also: FDA under fire for its slow Vioxx reaction & hellip;. Yahoo and SBC stay friends through new deal & hellip;. and more.