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By Caroline Winter

May 26, 2011 at 9:00 PM UTC

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This article is part of the May 30, 2011 issue of businessweek.

1. Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical (TKPYY) agreed to buy Zurich-based Nycomed for $9.1 billion, in part to cushion the blow of losing patent protection on Actos, its best-selling diabetes pill.

2. The U.S. Treasury Dept. and American International Group (AIG) raised $8.7 billion in a sale of AIG shares, bringing the insurer one step closer to independence after its 2008 bailout.