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Johnson & Johnson approaches Actelion about takeover deal

By Paul Arnold and Ludwig Burger ZURICH/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – U.S. healthcare company Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it was in preliminary talks with Actelion about a potential takeover of Europe's largest biotech

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U.S. crowds pick up slightly on Black Friday, online sales jump

U.S. online sales surged on Black Friday, with Amazon.com Inc offering the steepest discounts among e-commerce sites as it set the agenda for what has traditionally been the biggest shopping day of the year for brick-and-mortar retailers. In-store shopping began to pick up in the afternoon, but the increase in customer traffic paled in comparison to the jump in online sales, analysts said. The National Retail Federation has said it expects total…

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U.S. retail group expects pickup in holiday sales growth

U.S. holiday sales will increase by 3.6 percent in 2016, more sharply than last year, as a stronger job market and robust household spending have improved consumer sentiment, according to an outlook from the leading retail industry group. The National Retail Federation forecast sales for the last two months of the year at $655.8 billion, excluding for autos, gasoline and dining out. The NRF's forecast is one …

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