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May 20 (Reuters) – Plains Exploration & Production Co shareholders approved the oil company’s takeover by mining company Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc, after both companies sweetened the more…
May 20 (Reuters) – Generic drugmaker Actavis Inc, itself a recent takeover target, said on Monday it would buy specialty pharmaceutical company Warner Chilcott Plc for $5 billion in stock to expand…
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