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...Rivals AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Russia’s Sputnik V and new entrants such as Novavax make up the remainder of the market, which is forecast to double in value to $124bn next year....
...Ursula von der Leyen has promised Boris Johnson that future EU controls on vaccines will not disrupt contracted supplies of the Belgian-made BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine to Britain....
...While the UK has not delivered finished vaccines to the EU, it has previously supplied crucial raw materials needed for the pioneering BioNTech/Pfizer mRNA vaccine made in the bloc....
...The AU will pay $6.75 a dose for the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine and $10 for Johnson & Johnson’s, a single-dose product....
...The document, published online by the Scottish government on Wednesday, was later withdrawn, but it showed that vaccines supplied by Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Moderna are scheduled to arrive in significant...
...Britain claims to have procured 40m doses of the Pfizer BioNTech inoculation — enough to vaccinate 20m people with the required two doses each....
...After such strong reads from the first two releases (three if we count Russia’s Sputnik V), the disappointing AZN figures were perhaps bound to prompt downward pressure on the company’s shares....
...In August, Russia became the first country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine — named Sputnik V — for civilian use, but western experts cast doubt on its efficacy and safety....
...(Reuters) Apple v WeChat The biggest rival to Apple’s flagship smartphone in China is a messaging app that allows users to pay for food, hail cabs, stream video and more....
...The defeat puts PPG in good company, joining a list that includes Kraft Heinz, Pfizer and Monsanto — all of whom were unsuccessful at striking a friendly deal in the old continent....
...China Inc remains mesmerised by Trump's fiery economic nationalism and frets about the threat of a trade war; but the go-slow on takeover activity is driven mainly by Beijing’s clampdown on capital outflows...
...Colonel Tom Parker turned Elvis Presley from a dashing young GI into a Las Vegas freak show, but made millions along the way....
...To take a recent example, ticket sales for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice dropped by an astonishing 68.4 per cent on its second weekend, as comic-book fans returned to their dens....
...Profile: Alan Parker Alan Parker spent his early career managing rock bands and working on oil rigs before joining the financial PR industry in 1982....
...The energy sector was down 1.2 per cent, while Ford and UPS fell but Pfizer rose after unveiling quarterly results....
...Vince Cable, business secretary, has been unimpressed by the supposed tax advantages to the exchequer of the Pfizer deal and has instead focused on winning assurances from Pfizer about future jobs and research...
...One senior Liberal Democrat MP admitted that some in his party had concerns about the tone of the government’s approach to the Pfizer bid....
...It has “a far superior pipeline to Pfizer’s”, he said. Other AstraZeneca shareholders signalled the increase from Pfizer’s initial £46.61 per share approach was not enough....
...It has influence as an investor in science and also as a major consumer of Pfizer products through the National Health Service....
...But Mr Osborne was also coming under pressure as Pfizer made its opening offer....
...George Osborne, chancellor, has also spoken to Mr Read and is pleased that Pfizer is committing to establishing its combined corporate and tax residence in the UK....
...Pfizer said: “Pfizer has spoken with the governors and we understand and appreciate their concerns. We have great respect for AstraZeneca and its rich heritage....
...Ian Read, Pfizer chairman and chief executive, urged AstraZeneca’s board to reconsider its refusal to talk....
...“There are two different perspectives on Pfizer,” said one minister. “One is that it will come in and strip out assets, the other is that they get the life sciences strategy....
...Pfizer’s share price has fallen since it made the May 2 offer, meaning that the putative bid is currently worth about £48....
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