AstraZeneca and Gilead explore possibility of merger
Shares dip as it emerges there are no active talks on what would be politically sensitive deal
Bristol Myers Squibb sees 2020 earnings holding despite coronavirus
Pharma company expects disruption to peak in second quarter
Sale of psoriasis drug Otezla will clear way for €74m Celgene deal
Bristol-Myers Squibb’s acquisition of Celgene goes ahead after Amgen pays €13.4bn for drug
Pfizer expected to announce stock deal with Mylan
Deal would cover former blockbuster brands like Lipitor and Viagra, both made in Ireland
Allergan fitted the bill for AbbVie
Company desperate to fill gap for its blockbuster arthritis drug Humira which loses patent protection in 2023
European stocks end strong streak after weak German data
Investors hedge bets ahead of expected US-China trade talks on sidelines of G20
Brexit uncertainty fails to dent Irish stocks
The Iseq all-share index rose just under 1.5%, buoyed by stocks with building exposure
Irish stocks a bright spot as global markets decline
Iseq rose 0.76%, buoyed by financials and CRH, outperforming peers
Eli Lilly to buy cancer pharma company for $8bn
The move to buy Loxo Oncology is the second multibillion-dollar cancer deal of the year by a major US pharma giant
Apple revenue warning rocks global markets
Iseq falls on thin trading volumes though Kerry Group ahead by 2.4 per cent
Bristol-Myers Squibb to acquire Celgene in $90bn deal
Transaction will be one of largest in history of pharma sector
The Irish Times’ Business Person of the Month: Dr Elaine Sullivan
Life-sciences company recently acquired rights to breakthrough drug
Tronc sells LA Times and other newspapers in $500m deal
Buyer is surgeon turned biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong
Trump tax reform to speed up acquisitions by big pharma companies
New lower income-tax rate encourages US companies to repatriate billions of dollars in foreign profits held abroad
Investors phlegmatic in the face of US government shutdown
Paddy Power Betfair fell more than 2 per cent in London, as fears of a UK government clampdown weighed on gambling sector
Irish man leads largest European programme for new cancer therapy
Treatment ‘almost miraculous’ in successfully targeting childhood leukaemia
North Korean jitters subside, world markets edge up
Ireland’s benchmark index ticked up by 1.08%, Cairn Homes and ICG perform well
Financials weigh on European shares while oil drags US markets
Ireland’s benchmark index drops marginally, performs better than Europe’s Stoxx 600
New drug could prevent leading cause of death in young athletes
Also, pioneering system for wound closures shortens time by up to 80 per cent and reduces the risk of infection and scarring
European stocks falter as banks lose ground
Dollar retreats from 14-year-high against euro as oil fluctuates ahead of Christmas break
Wall Street marches on as Dow Jones hits new high
Irish financials buoyed by global rally with Bank of Ireland and PTSB both closing up
European markets fall but energy stocks a bright spot after oil rise
Losses in technology stocks in New York drag down Nasdaq and S&P 500
Pfizer confirms plan to buy Medivation in $14 bln deal
Sanofi, Merck, Celgene and Gilead Sciences also believed to have been interested in firm
European markets decline again as Brexit fears persist
Iseq down 1.75 per cent with Bank of Ireland, Fyffes, Kerry and Origin among the fallers
Markets bounce back after Brexit carnage
European shares rise after three grim days, with financial stocks leading the way
European shares rise ahead of ECB meeting
Kingspan most notable gainer in Dublin while Permanent TSB slips 7 per cent
Weak corporate earnings hit European stocks
In Dublin, Paddy Power shares rise to nearly €136 ahead of merger with Betfair
Chinese weakness spooks markets
US stocks fluctuate as advance of biotechnology shares offsets continued selling in energy producers
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