Genzyme Corp. (NASDAQ: GENZ) said Monday that its board has unanimously recommended to its shareholders to accept the latest sweetened offer from French drug giant Sanofi-Aventis SA (NYSE: SNY) and to tender their shares into the revised offer. The shares of Genzyme touched a new 52-week high of $76.09 on Wednesday.
The Dalai Lama has not only reiterated his decision to retire from power but also stated that Tibet needs a leader elected by the people. This assertion takes significance in the backdrop of the uncertainty over succession and China's growing interference.
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The governor of Illinois has signed a law that will ban the death penalty in the state, making it the sixteenth U.S. state to prohibit the ultimate punishment.
A young woman from Mexico who took on the top police chief role last year in a small Mexican border town has fled to the United States with her entire family apparently after receiving death threats and is formally seeking asylum, according to reports.
Schools in these states will receive $9 million in federal funds that will help them provide students with wireless broadband connection for laptops, phones and mobile devices even after regular campus hours.
The U.S. Department of Energy forecasts oil prices to average $105 a barrel in 2011, and said there is a 25 percent chance that gasoline prices will exceed $4 a gallon this summer.
The Archbishop of Philadelphia, Cardinal Justin Rigali, announced in a statement on Tuesday the suspension of 21 priests following examination of files implicating them in sexual abuse of minors.
U.S. stocks ended higher on Tuesday, as oil prices eased to below $105 a barrel and financials rallied on upbeat profit forecast from Bank of America.
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U.S. stocks rallied on the back of strength in financial shares are a drop in oil prices on reports that Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi may be negotiating an exit from the country.
Former New York Giant Tiki Barber has informed the NFL that he plans to play in the 2011-2012 season, according to media reports.
Rep. Peter King of New York recently used the term Self-Radicalization as he discussed the hearings set to start on Thursday investigating radicalization and the Muslim community in the United States.
Nomura Holdings (NYSE: NMR), Japan's number one securities firm, has appointed a woman to be its chief financial officer for the first time ever.
The list of breathtaking designs delivered by Apple, which include the translucent Mac computers, iPod, iPhone and iPad, bear their genesis to the alchemy between Apple's star CEO Steve Jobs and Jonathan Ive, Senior Vice President, Industrial Design.
IBM would be hosting its Analyst Day today at its Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York at 10 am EST that is likely to focus on 2015 roadmap, according to Barclays Capital.
The top after-market NYSE gainers on Monday are: Wuxi Pharmatech, Kraton Performance, Chesapeake Lodging, BHP Billiton and Cincinnati Bell. The top after-market NYSE losers are: Accretive Health, National-Oilwell, Plains All American Pipeline, IntraLinks Holdings and Swift Transportation.
Shares of Genzyme Corp. (NASDAQ: GENZ) touched a new 52-week high of $75.90 on Monday. The biotechnology firm's board has unanimously recommended to its shareholders to accept the latest sweetened offer from French drug giant Sanofi-Aventis SA (NYSE: SNY) and to tender their shares into the revised offer.
Eight new airports across the country will offer flights to Cuba, following President Barack Obama's decision to ease travel restrictions to Cuba early this year.
YouTube has acquired start up Next New Networks for undisclosed terms that could help YouTube create more original content of its own.
A latest video of the 2001 Sept 11 attacks on World Trade Centre has surfaced, which is shot from a police helicopter hovering near the burning World Trade Center towers in the hope of rescuing survivors.