Bristol-Myers Squibbs' takeover of Amylin follows the trend of pharma companies that are acquiring biotech companies to benefit from growing medical needs, offset patent losses and boost their internal pipeline productivity.
Only 8 of 100 top U.S. retailers have maintained double-digit sales growth for the previous two years, during a time of jobless recovery and staggered consumer confidence. And the winners are. . .
Laws making it easier for citizens to use deadly force in perceived defense of self or property may not be working to reduce crime, a study shows. They may be just getting a lot more people killed.
The whirlpool created by the European financial crisis is finally dragging American down. That?s the conclusion of some economists, after disappointing manufacturing activity data showed a slight contraction in June.
Armando Montano had been interning with the Associated Press in Mexico City for less than a month before he was found dead at the bottom of an elevator shaft.
Power outages lasting 18 to 20 hours a day are not unusual across Pakistan.
The now notorious zombie drug bath salts may be to blame in the case of a nude carjacking in Scottsdale, Ariz., that left seven injured, including a pregnant woman who broke both of her legs, media reports said.
Facebook already knows what you Like. Soon, it may ask you what you Want. Web developer Tom Waddington discovered on June 28 that Facebook had included code for a disabled Want button within the Javascript of its list of social plug-ins.
Tanzania is one of the poorest nations on earth, with one of the weakest health care systems.
Apple will pay a $60 million settlement to secure the iPad trademark in China, opening up sales to the Chinese market, Apple's most profitable after the United States.
GlaxoSmithKline Plc has agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor criminal charges and pay $3 billion to settle what government officials said on Monday is the largest case of health care fraud in U.S. history.
U.S. stock markets started the second half of this year with an encouraging uptick before turning down in midday.
It?s not because the exchange rate is different.
U.S. manufacturing contracted in June for the first time since July 2009 as demand fell amid the euro zone crisis, according to Institute for Supply Management data released Monday.
Cameron has said he might be willing to consider a referendum on Britain?s EU membership but advised ?patience? on the subject.
The Republican benign-neglect approach to health care reform during the past decade was an unwitting contributor to the situation we find ourselves in today.
So just who is Mr Agius, and how did he get to the very top of Britain's banking tree?
Europe's fourth-largest economy is putting millions of people out of work. This time, it won't be back in 10 minutes like the post-it notes of Spanish employees when they leave their desks for a half-hour coffee break every so often.
Violent crime rates in the Bronx have been dropping for the past two decades -- as they have in New York City as a whole and many other U.S. big cities.
Dell (Nasdaq: DELL), the No. 3 PC maker, said it would acquire Quest Software (Nasdaq: QSFT) for $2.4 billion, topping a bid by private equity firms working with its CEO.
''Britain's destiny is not a debating issue for leaders on the continent,? Fox said
U.S. home prices rose 2 percent in May, another sign that the depressed housing market is stabilizing, data firm CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX) said Monday.
A former Interior minister, Roberto Maroni vowed to clean up the party, which was a coalition partner in the former government of Silvio Berlusconi and is now the biggest opposition party in parliament.
Sony Computer Entertainment America has just announced that it will purchase the cloud-based gaming company Gaikai Inc. for $380 million, as multiple sources have reported.
Apple's two-year-long trademark battle with Proview Technology over the use of the name iPad has finally come to a close. The Cupertino, Calif.-based computer giant has reportedly agreed to pay the Chinese electronics maker $60 million to settle the dispute of ownership, which will removes any further obstacles to selling its popular line of tablets in China.
Unemployment in the euro zone rose to a new record high in May, while manufacturing activities fell for the 11th consecutive month in June. The numbers increase the likelihood the European Central Bank will cut its key interest rate when its governing council meets Thursday.
Micron Technology (NYSE: MU), the biggest maker of memory chips in the U.S., finally signed a deal to acquire Japan?s Elpida Memory for $1.75 billion.
Manhattan community leaders began pressing Sunday for the cage around the iconic Charging Bull statue in the middle of New York's financial district to be removed.
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley will be welcoming Airbus S.A.S. to the port city of Mobile Monday morning to formally announce the opening of the European aircraft manufacturer's first assembly plant in the U.S.
India's exports declined by 4.16 percent to $25.68 billion in May due to a slowdown in global demand, a statement released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry said on Monday.
