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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....
...“We are ready to strike a deal with anyone,” he says, including progressive Democrats such as Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez....
...The AU will pay $6.75 a dose for the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine and $10 for Johnson & Johnson’s, a single-dose product....
...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....
...The six chief executives from Merck, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, AbbVie, Sanofi, and Bristol-Myers Squibb, plus an executive president from Johnson & Johnson, will face tough questions on Tuesday on what is fast...
...The campaign group’s previous targets, such as Xtandi, a prostate cancer drug recently acquired by Pfizer, have been taken up by US politicians, including Bernie Sanders, the former presidential candidate...
...The most positive news for the banks is the senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, who have been critical of the big banks, will be shut out of policymaking....
...The same crackdown last month prompted drugmakers Pfizer and Allergan to walk away from $160bn merger that would have seen Pfizer relocate to Ireland for tax purposes....
...(WaPo) Clinton v Trump: clash of the operatives David Brock and Roger Stone are masters of the dark arts of politics – 2016 will be their greatest canvas....
...investment banker said the deal highlighted how the White House had succumbed to a “leftist rhetoric” that had its roots in the aftermath of the financial crisis and which has since been embodied by Bernie Sanders...
...But just look at how the US Treasury shocked markets this week by clamping down on corporate tax inversions, killing the $160bn Pfizer-Allergan merger....
...(CPI) Number of the day 73% v 28%The proportion of remaining delegates that Sanders would need to win in order to secure the nomination, compared to what Clinton needs....
...Bernie Sanders, Mrs Clinton’s Democratic rival, has called on President Barack Obama to block the Pfizer-Allergan deal....
...The Iowa poll from RealClearPolitics shows Mr Sanders neck and neck with Ms Clinton, but he still trails her on the national poll average....
...Shares in Pfizer were up 2.4 per cent by markets close in New York....
...Allergan paid an effective tax rate of 4.8 per cent last year versus 25.5 per cent for Pfizer....
...Bernie Sanders, the leftwing Democratic presidential candidate, called on the Obama administration to block the deal....
...The structure of the deal is similar to US drugmaker Pfizer’s $160bn combination with Irish-headquartered rival Allergan two months ago....
...The possibility of a Pfizer/AstraZeneca deal still has the politicians talking (the chief executives of both were hauled before the UK parliament this week)....
...Jil Sander is gone. There are maybe five designers left I find super-exciting. No, I am not going to tell you who they are!”...
...beyondbrics India v China: a new race in biopharmaceuticals, beyondbrics...
...London-based designer, who was formerly known for her pretty dresses but this season diversified into feathered and beaded skirts (“zebra” skirt, £1,950, Browns boutique) mixed with wool T-shirts, satin V-necks...
...To this end, the V&A has already acquired pieces of high street/designer collaborations, including Jil Sander’s J+ line for Uniqlo and Giles for “Gold” at New Look....
...Pfizer, the largest US drugmaker by market value, inched down 0.7 per cent to $14.54 as the stock being removed from the “conviction buy” list at Goldman Sachs....
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