Germany's Bayer AG has agreed to buy the U.S. contraceptive devices maker for $1.1 billion, aiming to underpin its position as the world's largest women's healthcare provider. **SINA CORP, $59.74, up 19 pct** YAHOO INC, $24.72, up 0.3 pct.
*A proposed merger of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc and Actavis Inc was put on hold after the two drugmakers failed to agree on terms of a deal that would have created a healthcare giant with a combined market value of $35 billion, a person familiar with the situation told Reuters on Saturday.
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But many small airports across the United States face losing this extra pair of eyes starting April 1, as budget cuts at the Federal Aviation Administration threaten closure of 189 air traffic control towers.
ZURICH, March 13- Nestle, the world's biggest food company, published on Wednesday a raft of social and environmental targets it aims to meet by 2020, including better labelling of its products, only using sustainable palm oil and cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
NEW YORK, Feb 20- Kellogg Co said 36,000 packages of its Special K Red Berries cereal could contain dangerous glass fragments and have been pulled from the market, the latest in a series of recalls of its popular brands.
U.S. stock index futures shaved some losses Thursday after a better-than-expected jobless claims report and a batch of M&A announcements, but a disappointing reading on the European economy put a damper on gains.