Sanofi to Buy Genzyme in $20.1 Billion Deal

French drug company Sanofi-Aventis (SNY) has finally made a deal to buy biotech company Genzyme (GENZ) for $20.1 billion, about $74 a share. Genzyme shareholders will get a contingent value right that represents potential future payments if Lemtrada, t…

Cisco’s Optimism Falls on Wall Street’s Deaf Ears

Cisco’s latest earnings topped analysts’ estimates, but profit margins disappointed investors, and the stock plunged 15%. CEO John Chambers insists it’s only temporary and that better days are coming. So far, though, nobody is …

Fourth-Quarter Retail Earnings: Can the Uptrend Continue?

After a holiday season that marked a return to some form of normalcy, merchants are bracing for a year of mild sales growth and more stable operations. Whether that momentum holds is an open question, given the state of the hou…