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Pfizer, Allergan Call Off Their $150 Billion Merger
Pfizer and Allergan won’t be merging after all, the companies announced Wednesday.U.S. drugmaker Pfizer and Irish competitor Allergan were planning to… -
New Rules On Inversions Could Kill The Allergan-Pfizer Merger
U.S. companies will find it much harder to reduce their taxes by merging with foreign firms under new rules introduced by the Obama administration, and… -
In Gaza, A Few New, Shiny Homes Rise Amid The Rubble
Hytham Harara is happy to show off his family’s freshly rebuilt home in Gaza City’s Shujaya neighborhood, one of the areas badly battered in the 2014 war… -
Alaska Air To Buy Virgin America For $2.6 Billion
The parent company of Alaska Airlines has struck a deal to buy Virgin America, creating a West Coast-focused airline. If approved by regulators and Virgin… -
With Leak Of 'Panama Papers,' A Glimpse Of World's Fiscal Underbelly
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Marriott To Buy Starwood Hotels, After Chinese Firm Quits Pursuit
A Beijing-based banking and insurance company has lost the fight for Starwood Hotels, leaving Marriott as the prospective new owner of the company that… -
GE Capital Wants Off The List Of Too-Big-To-Fail Institutions
General Electric wants to be removed from the federal government’s list of too-big-to-fail financial institutions, arguing that it’s no longer a major… -
In A High-Rent World, Affordable And Safe Housing Is Hard To Come By
LaToya Fowlkes is standing outside rent court in Baltimore. A judge has just ruled that Fowlkes has to pay her landlord $4,900 in rent and fees despite… -
Before You Judge Lazy Workers, Consider They Might Serve A Purpose
Most people have a colleague or two who don’t seem to do much work at work. They’re in the break room watching March Madness, or they disappear for a… -
Ready For A Road Trip? RVs Are Rolling Back Into Fashion
Near record numbers of Americans are buying second homes — the kind on wheels, that is.The Great Recession almost totaled the RV industry, but now camper…