Pfizer To Buy Rival Wyeth For $68B
by Yuki Noguchi, NPRJanuary 26, 2009
The largest drugmaker in the world, Pfizer, has done something unusual for these times. It has agreed to buy rival company Wyeth for $68 billion in cash and stock. Such megadeals are rare these days because few companies can line up the cash.
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