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...Deals included $4bn from healthcare group Abbott Laboratories and $4.5bn issue from Embarq, the telecoms company spun off from Sprint....
...Abbott sold $500m in three-year notes, $1.5bn in five-year paper and $2bn in 10-year notes. The three were priced at a spread of 48 basis points, 60bp and 76bp over Treasuries respectively....
...Last week, Abbott Laboratories conducted a $4bn issue in the US, followed by a $4.5bn issue from Embarq, the telephone business spin-off from Sprint....
...Abbott Laboratories sold $4bn of paper in the US last week, surpassed by a $4.5bn issue from Embarq, the local telephone business spin-off from Sprint....
...Healthcare company Abbott Laboratories priced a $4bn issue and Embarq, the telecommunications spin-off from Sprint, priced a bumper $4.5bn offering....
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