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Shire to buy NPS for $5.2 billion
2015-01-12 02:38:40| Biotech - Topix.net
Yet another major pharmaceutical deal has hit Wall Street. Shire Plc, an Irish-based drugmaker, has agreed to acquire New Jersey-based NPS Pharmaceuticals for about $5.2 billion in an effort to bolster its Shire to buy NPS for $5.2 billion Yet another major pharmaceutical deal has hit Wall Street.
The IAG bid values Aer Lingus at about 1.28 billion euros
2015-01-09 22:03:53| Airlines - Topix.net
A fresh attempt by the owner of British Airways to buy Aer Lingus has been rejected by the board of the Dublin-based carrier, it emerged tonight. International Airlines Group , which also owns Spain's Iberia, pitched its latest proposal at 2.40 euros a share, valuing Aer Lingus at about A 1.28 billion euros .
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Solar Light Solution for 1.6 Billion People Living Without Electricity
2015-01-09 19:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: In poor communities and developing nations, life can be dictated by the sun. When a village has no access to an electrical power grid or generator, or when power has been destroyed by a natural disaster such as an earthquake or hurricane, much work can only take place when there is daylight. Its estimated that a quarter of the worlds population1.6 billion peoplelive without electricity, limiting the hours they have for activities like cleaning, sewing, socializing or studying. A New York-based...
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We can fix Gulf dead zone for $2.7 billion a year
2015-01-09 17:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Every year, millions of tons of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers wash down the Mississippi River and out into the Gulf of Mexico. There, instead of fertilizing corn, they fertilize the growth of algae, which blooms extravagantly and, in turn, creates a massive boom in microorganisms. There are so many aquatic microorganisms reproducing, eating algae and respiring at once, that they literally use up all the oxygen in the water. Anything else that needs to breathe oxygen - all the other marine life...
Florida to See More Than $1 Billion in Projects Kick Off in Next...
2015-01-09 16:35:01| Railroads - Topix.net
According to Industrial Info's database, Florida is expected to see more than $1 billion in projects begin construction in the first quarter of 2015, with a major transmission project and the expansion of a fertilizer plant leading the way. Almost 90% of the activity can be found in three industries: Power , Chemical Processing and Industrial Manufacturing .
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