Aventis said they are combining their animal-healthcare businesses to create one of the biggest in the world. The combined business will have about a 29 percent market share in a global market worth about $19 billion. Merck shares fell. The broader (...)
Aventis and SAP will be eyed for clues on how companies gauge the business environment.
Across Europe, London's FTSE 100 was 0.08 percent higher, while Paris's CAC 40 and Frankfurt's DAX shed 0.3 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively. The SMI (...)
