Weldon: Reports Say JNJ, Guidant Merger Seen Within Week
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Johnson &amp; Johnson (nyse: JNJ - news - people ) is said to be in advanced talks to buy medical device maker Guidant (nyse: GDT - news - people ) for more than $24 billion.
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INDIANAPOLIS - Health care products giant Johnson &amp; Johnson&#39;s $25.4 billion acquisition of Guidant Corp., formally announced Thursday, could face a tough review from regulators because of their competition in the coronary stent market, analysts say.
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The Tokyo Stock Exchange is likely to decide next week on delisting brokerage Nikko Cordial Corp.  instead of Friday as has been widely expected, Kyodo reported, citing a senior exchange official.
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Johnson &amp; Johnson (JNJ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) will buy Guidant Corp. (GDT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) for $23.9 billion in cash and stock, giving the health-care products
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Health care products giant Johnson &amp; Johnson&#39;s $25.4 billion acquisition of Guidant Corp. could face a tough review from regulators because of their competition in the coronary stent market, analysts say.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Johnson &amp; Johnson has sealed a deal to buy medical device maker Guidant for $25.4 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, each Guidant share will be exchanged for $30.40 in cash and $45.60 in Johnson &amp; Johnson stock.
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CHICAGO/PHILADELPHIA  - Health care and consumer  products maker Johnson & Johnson is in negotiations to acquire  medical-device maker Guidant Corp., sources familiar with the  situation said on Tuesday.
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Johnson &amp; Johnson (JNJ:NYSE - news - research) said Wednesday night that it would acquire medical equipment maker Guidant (GDT:NYSE - news - research) for $23.9 billion in cash and stock.
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Johnson &amp; Johnson said on Wednesday that it will acquire device manufacturer Guidant Corp. for $25.4 billion. Under the terms of the deal announced on Wednesday, each Guidant share will be exchanged for $30.40
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Health care giant Johnson &amp; Johnson is reportedly in advanced negotiations to acquire medical device maker Guidant Corp. for more than $24 billion.
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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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Merger talks between Verizon  Communications VZ.N and MCI Inc. MCIP.O have advanced, and  the two companies could announce a deal in the next few days,  the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
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IN many markets, investor response to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group&#39;s 1-for-1 merger offer to UFJ Holdings would have been predictable and nearly instantaneous.
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Shares of cardiovascular device maker  Guidant Corp. GDT.N jumped 6 percent on Tuesday, following a  report that Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N is in advanced talks to  buy it for more than $24 billion.
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Johnson &amp; Johnson (JNJ:NYSE - news - research) reportedly is negotiating to buy Guidant (GDT:NYSE - news - research) for $24 billion, a transaction that would unite two big manufacturers of coronary devices.
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A merger between Delta Air Lines Inc   and Northwest Airlines Corp  could be announced  in the next few weeks as Northwest pilots review details of a  proposed deal, people briefed on the situation said on Monday.
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The anticipated merger of Guidant Corp.  and Johnson & Johnson could give an unintended boost to Boston  Scientific Corp. if Guidant's drug-coated stent launch is  delayed, said analysts looking at the implications of a  potential deal.