J&amp;J&#39;s Big Buy
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NEW YORK - In its biggest purchase ever, Johnson &amp; Johnson is dropping $24.5 billion to get into the fast-growing market for implantible devices that automatically restart stopped hearts.
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First, let me gloat.  I bought $49,761 of AAPL on Oct 8.  My investment is now worth $54,933. That's 10.5 percent growth in less than a month. Hah! I bought the stock because I was going to buy everything Apple sold from now until forever. The last product I had yet to purchase was the company's stock. That was a mistake. The beauty of owning the stock is that you can use the increase in value to fund the hardware habit. So far so good.  My very dear friend Sylvia Paull bought an iPod a month ago. In a blog post today she calls it a gateway drug. Having read early reviews of the new operating system, she's ready to buy a 24 inch iMac.  I recognize the signs.  It's like a virus I tell you.
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Johnson &amp; Johnson announced a $25.4bn (Â£13.1bn) deal yesterday to buy Guidant Corporation, giving the healthcare company a stake in the fast-growing market for devices that regulate heartbeats.
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Johnson & 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 in the fast-growing market for implantable  devices that regulate heartbeats.
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Johnson &amp; Johnson, the world&#39;s biggest producer of medical devices, is in talks to buy heart defibrillator maker Guidant Corp.
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The retailer reports another stellar quarter.
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Drug giant Johnson & Johnson is working on a $24bn purchase of medical device firm Guidant Corp, a key player in the heart technology market.
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An acquisition focuses on a market with strong growth potential.
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This company may be huge, but it's still a growth play.
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J&amp;F Participacoes SA, which controls JBS SA, Latin America's biggest meat producer, agreed to acquire Swift &amp; Co. of the United States for $225 million in cash to create the world's largest beef and pork processor.
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Chip designer ARM Holdings yesterday made its biggest ever acquisition, buying US rival Artisan Components for $913m (Â£502m). But investors balked at the high price and sent its shares crashing more than 18%.
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Shares of J-Power, Japan&#39;s biggest electricity wholesaler, made a strong debut on Wednesday, trading at a 5.2 percent premium over their offer price as the stock&#39;s perceived low risk attracted investors.
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Health care and consumer products maker Johnson &amp; Johnson is close to finalizing its long-rumored $24 billion cash and stock acquisition of medical-device maker Guidant Corp.
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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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Health care and consumer products maker Johnson & Johnson  on Sunday was close to finalizing details of a &#36;24 billion cash and stock acquisition of medical-device maker Guidant Corp. , according to people familiar with the matter.
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You don&#39;t have to look around for long to see that Apple&#39;s (AAPL ; S&amp;P investment rank, 3 STARS, hold; recent price, $67.21) iPod digital music player has made waves in pop culture.
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Fast Retailing&#39;s (9983.T) surprise $900  million bid for Jones Apparel Group&#39;s  Barneys New York  underscores the Japanese clothing retailer&#39;s dream to become a  global player and find growth outside its mature home market.