J&amp;J in Guidant merger talks
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Johnson &amp; Johnson, the US medical and consumer goods group, is in advanced discussions to buy Guidant, a maker of medical devices, in a deal that could be worth about $24bn (Â£12bn).
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Johnson &amp; Johnson agreed to acquire Guidant Corp. for $25.4 billion, adding electrical devices for treating heart disease to a lineup of thousands of health products including Band-Aids and cardiac stents.
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Johnson &amp; Johnson (J&amp;J) agreed yesterday to acquire Guidant Corporation for $25.4 billion (R147 billion), adding electrical devices for treating heart disease to
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Johnson &amp; Johnson, the pharmaceutical and health care giant, has announced an agreement to buy Guidant, one of the largest US makers of devices to treat heart and circulatory illnesses, for $25.4 billion.
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NEW YORK - US health titan Johnson and Johnson is in &quot;advanced negotiations&quot; for a 24-billion-dollar takeover of US heart device manufacturer Guidant, the New York Times said.
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Johnson & Johnson  has sued  Boston Scientific  and Abbott Laboratories Inc. ,  seeking at least $5.5 billion in damages related to J&J's  failed bid to acquire medical device maker Guidant Corp.
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Pfizer Inc. and Johnson &amp; Johnson have agreed to sell off several of their products to settle concerns that J&amp;J's acquisition of Pfizer's consumer health care business would reduce competition, the Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday.
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NEW YORK Johnson &amp; Johnson is in advanced negotiations to acquire Guidant, one of the largest US makers of devices to treat heart and circulatory illnesses, according to executives close to the talks.
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The prospect of Johnson &amp; Johnson acquiring Guidant, a medical device maker that brought cutting-edge technology to cardiovascular medicine, has fueled whispers for years, gaining intensity when
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Nextel and Sprint are in talks that could lead to a merger between the two mobile phone operators, sources close to the discussions said on Thursday.
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Oracle Corp. ORCL.O on Thursday  said it is in merger talks with other technology companies as  it pursues its $9.2 billion hostile takeover bid for rival  software maker PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O.
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U.S. stocks were little changed on  Tuesday, with oil prices dropping below $42 a barrel helping to  support markets, but Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N put pressure on  the Dow following a report of a possible $24 billion takeover  of cardiovascular device maker Guidant Corp. GDT.N.
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Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N has sued   Boston Scientific BSX.N and Abbott Laboratories Inc. ABT.N,   seeking at least $5.5 billion in damages related to J&J's   failed bid to acquire medical device maker Guidant Corp.
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Johnson & Johnson  on Wednesday said it agreed to buy Guidant Corp. , for &#36;25.4 billion in cash and stock, giving the healthcare products maker a foothold in the fast-growing market for implantable devices that regulate heartbeats.
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Johnson &amp; Johnson is in advanced talks to buy Guidant Corp. for more than $24 billion, the New York Times reported, citing executives whom the newspaper didn&#39;t name.
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Johnson &amp; Johnson has agreed to buy Guidant Corp. for $25.4 billion in cash and stock, the companies said on Wednesday, giving the healthcare products maker a foothold
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Even as the ink dries on Johnson &amp; Johnson&#39;s agreement to buy Guidant Corp. for $25.4 billion, it remains on the hunt for other companies that could bolster