Wyeth is in talks to purchase Dutch vaccine maker Crucell for more than $1.35 billion as the drug maker attempts to grab a larger share of one of the industry's fastest-growing segments.
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Exelon plans to extend its tender offer for NRG Energy by seven weeks to Feb. 25, having garnered 45.6% of shares outstanding.
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TD Ameritrade agreed to acquire thinkorswim for $606 million in cash and stock, in a move to push further into the fast-growing options market and build up its investor education programs.
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Alitalia looked set to clinch a long-awaited deal to sell a stake to Air France, giving the former ailing state-controlled carrier the large international partner it needs to complete its turnaround.
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Adolf Merckle's family plans to sell generic drug maker Ratiopharm after securing a bridge loan to prop up the teetering business empire.
Author Solutions, one of the country's biggest print-on-demand publishers, agreed to buy rival Xlibris. Terms weren't disclosed.
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Royal Bank of Scotland said it is considering selling its 4.3% stake in Bank of China.
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A third attempt to sell Daewoo Electronics has failed due to differences over sales terms.
The chairman of London buyout firm BC Partners, owner of some of the most high-profile names to be suffering amid the financial crisis, is stepping down immediately.
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Banks seeking to raise cash will have to pay a handsome price. Consider HSBC's foray into the debt market.
Journal reporters explain how the housing bubble inflated and burst, and why easy money led to the collapse of Wall Street's biggest financial institutions.

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Two leading candidates to succeed Morgan Stanley CEO John Mack represent two distinct visions of what the battered firm may become.
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When Cerberus sank billions into GMAC and Chrysler, it was doing what this country is desperate for today: risking money on companies thirsty for new capital. Video
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Inside what's left of Wall Street, investment bankers are doing all they can to cope with a business that is disappearing before their eyes.
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The financial system is in tatters. One provocative, and perhaps inevitable, path is for the government to directly fund the formation of new banks.
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