Valeant shares surging more than 16% on bullish outlook

Shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE: VRX) are surging after the Canadian drugmaker provided bullish forecasts for the fourth-quarter and full-year .
As of 1:45 p.m. (EDT), Valeant shares are up almost 16.4 percent.
The company also announced that the integration of Biovail Corp. is almost complete. (The two companies merged last year in a $3.3-billion transaction).
As a result of the merger, 400 of the 500 employees slated to lose their jobs will depart by the end of the first quarter of this year.
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