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Aug. 2 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0900 GMT on Monday.

Aug. 2 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 0900 GMT on Monday.

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Companies featured in this segment: FPL Group Incorporated (NYSE:FPL), Siemens AG (NYSE:SI), GlaxoSmithKline plc (NYSE:GSK), AstraZeneca plc (NYSE:AZN), Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE:SGP), Merck & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MRK), Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS), Xstrata plc (LON:XTA)

Companies featured in this segment: General Motors Corporation (NYSE:GM), Northfield Laboratories (NASDAQ:NFLD), Mitsui and Company Limited (NASDAQ:MITSY), Alkermes Incorporated (NASDAQ:ALKS), Shire plc (NASDAQ:SHPGY), ImmunoGen Incorporated (NASDAQ:IMGN), Schering-Plough (NYSE:SGP), BioMed Realty Trust Incorporated (NYSE:BMR), Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN), Genzyme (NASDAQ:GENZ), Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR), Centrica plc (OTC:CPYYY), Electric Power Development Company Limited (TYO:9513), and Electricite de France SA (EPA:EDF)

Schaeffer's analyst Morgan Searcy takes a look at news on the Street before the market open.

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Companies featured in this segment: Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE), Air Liquide (OTC:AIQUY), General Motors Corporation (NYSE:GM), Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America (NYSE:TM), Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE), Vale (NYSE:RIO), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT), Pfizer (NYSE:PFE), Schering-Plough (NYSE:SGP), Merck & Company (NYSE:MRK), GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK), Xstrata (LSE:XTA), Grupo Mexico (OTC:GMBXF), Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX)

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This post is a guest contribution by Joachim Fels* of Morgan Stanley. A pyrrhic victory… The joint euro area/IMF financial backstop package and the ECB’s recent climb-down on its collateral rules have clearly reduced the short-term ...

The pharmaceutical industry has witnessed major changes in 2009. Performance has been affected by factors like sluggish prescription trends, intensifying generic competition and limited phase III catalysts. The next five years are expected to reflect a significant imbalance between new product introductions and patent losses. According to IMS Health (RX), this is the main reason why [...]

(RX) Big Pharma and Biotech – Industry Outlook

The pharmaceutical industry has witnessed major changes in 2009. Performance has been affected by factors like sluggish prescription trends, intensifying generic competition and limited phase III catalysts. The next five years are expected to reflect a significant imbalance between new product introductions and patent losses.[More...]