Deirdre Hipwell

@DeirdreHipwell

Big Pharma's Drug Studies Are Getting a NASA Style Makeover

Avidity Bio Climbs on Report of Novartis Takeover

Stock prices

Swiss Stocks Decline on US Tariffs, Push for Lower Drug Prices

Boxes of Reckitt Calgon tablets.

Consumer

Reckitt Sells Homecare Brands to Advent in $4.8 Billion Deal

Mike Ashley

Hugo Boss Shareholder Frasers Warns It Won’t Back Dividends

Cans of Heineken beer.

Consumer

Femsa Exits Heineken After 15 Years With €359 Million Sale

Ransomware Hack Said to Be Cause of Marks & Spencer Outages

Marks & Spencer Says Hackers Have Stolen Some Customer Data

Novartis AG signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

Health

Novartis to Buy Regulus Therapeutics for as Much as $1.7 Billion

BRITAIN-FASHION-AWARDS

Kering’s Choice of Insider to Revamp Gucci Prompts Selloff

Unilever Veteran to Take Helm With a Mandate for Faster Revival

Consumer

Unilever Veteran to Take Helm With a Mandate for Faster Revival

Amanda Pritchard

England’s NHS Chief to Leave After Criticism of Health Service

Hein Schumacher

Unilever Ousts Chief, Elevates CFO in Push for Faster Growth

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel Attends 350th Anniversary Of Merck KGaA

Health

Merck KGaA in Talks to Buy SpringWorks Therapeutics

KKR Takes Strategic Stake in Medical Supplier Henry Schein

A J Sainsbury Plc Local supermarket in London.

Consumer

Sainsbury’s Job Cuts Just the Start as Costs Soar in UK Retail

Cigarettes For Sale As Reynolds American Inc. Nears Deal To Buy Lorillard Inc.

British American Tobacco Holder Sells £1.2 Billion Stake

Tesco Plc Stores Ahead of Trading Update

British Retailer Shares Decline Over Growing Fears About Economy

A shopper with Marks & Spencer bags in London

Consumer

M&S Says Economic Outlook Uncertain After Strong Christmas Sales

Senate Candidate Larry Hogan Tours AstraZeneca Facility

Health

Astra, Daiichi Withdraw EU Application for Lung Cancer Drug

Peter Wennink

Former ASML CEO Peter Wennink to Become Heineken Chair

The About You website.

Zalando to Buy German Retailer About You for $1.3 Billion