News Source: Seattle Times
| 29 days ago
Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp. said Thursday they have won merger approval from the Federal Trade Commission and antitrust regulators in Switzerland and Canada. Merck hopes to close its $41.1 billion acquisition of Schering-Plough Corp. before...
News Source: Palm Beach Post
| 29 days ago
Standard & Poor's said Thursday it will add miner Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. to its S&P 100 index to replace Schering-Plough Corp., after the drugmaker merges with Merck & Co...Inc. will replace the online travel discounter in the S&P MidCap...
News Source: Fox News
| 29 days ago
S&P 500 on an undisclosed date, Standard & Poor's said late Thursday. The change stems from Schering-Plough's pending merger with S&P 500 constituent Merck & Co. , the index publisher said. Also, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. , already a member...
News Source: Fox News
| 29 days ago
Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp. said late Thursday that they have received clearance from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the Swiss Competition Commission and the Canadian Competition Bureau for their proposed merger. The two companies still...