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GM Seeks Court Protection Against Ignition Lawsuits

General Motors Co filed a motion in a U.S. court to enforce an injunction contained in its sale order, which GM says bars plaintiffs from suing the reorganized company for any claims related to its predecessor. "May New GM be...

Novartis Transforms Drug Business Via Deals With GSK And Lilly

Swiss drugmaker Novartis is transforming its business by exchanging certain assets with GlaxoSmithKline and divesting its animal health business to Eli Lilly in deals worth billions of dollars. The revamp, announced on Tuesday, is the result of a keenly awaited...

M&A Talk Lifts European Shares, Euro Dips To Two-Week Low

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M&A talk in the pharmaceutical sector lifted European shares on Tuesday, but failed to support the euro, which held at a two week low against the dollar on rising expectations of further policy easing by the European Central Bank. China's...

Nokia Sees Microsoft Deal Closing This Week

Nokia said on Monday it expects the sale of its handset business to Microsoft to be finalized on April 25, as it had received all the required regulatory approvals. The closure of the 5.4 billion euro ($7.5 billion) deal, which...

Bond Market May Witness Sell-Off Ahead Of Elections

Domestic and offshore investors in Nigeria’s bond market may choose to hold on to cash rather than invest in bonds, as a result of apprehentions about the political environment in election year 2015, analysts say. Recently, Standard and Poor’s (S&P)...

GE, SEPLAT, OANDO And ACCUGAS Profer Solution For Gas To Power Challenge

General Electric, along with some Nigerian companies in the power and gas sector, is devising a solution that could improve power supply by stepping up gas deliveries to generating plants in the country. Explaining the process, Lazarus Angbazo, president and...

Apple, Google Vie To Offer Exclusive Game Apps: WSJ

Apple Inc and Google Inc are wooing game developers to ensure that top game titles arrive first on devices powered by their respective operating system, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Both the companies are...

Pfizer Considers $100 Billion Bid For AstraZeneca: Report

U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer (PFE.N) has approached British rival AstraZeneca (AZN.L) to propose a 60 billion pound ($101 billion) takeover, Britain's Sunday Times reported. The paper cited senior investment bankers and industry sources saying that informal conversations about a deal...

No Rift Between Petroleum Minister, GMD, Says NNPC

...As Diezani Declares Operation Zero Fuel Queue BEVERLY HILLS, CA, April 20, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, said on Sunday that there is no rift between the Petroleum Resources Minister and Chairman of NNPC Board, Mrs. Diezani...

BMW In Final Stages Of Decision On Potential New Factory

Germany's BMW (BMWG.DE) is getting closer to deciding whether it will build a new factory, its board member Ian Robertson said on Sunday, as the luxury carmaker expands capacity to meet demand in key markets. "We are in the final...