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Drugmaker Pfizer closes $68B acquisition of Wyeth

Oct. 15, 2009
Pfizer Inc. and Wyeth have tied the knot in the drug industry's most expensive marriage this year. Nine months after Pfizer announced an agreement to buy Wyeth for $68 billion, the deal closed Thursday, a day after the companies got final approval from the...
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Russian Maria Sharapova signs autographs after winning her French Open womens first round match against Romanian Alexandra Cadantu at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2012. Sharapova defeated Cadantu 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the next round. UPI/David Silpa