The Johnson & Johnson logo is displayed outside the company’s headquarters in New Brunswick, NJ Bloomberg News Johnson & Johnson on Thursday announced their top AAA credit ratings to borrow $ 7.5 billion in cheap financing for their acquisition of Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. J&J, which makes drugs, consumables and medical …
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The shareholder retains the constant stream of restless headlines and somber metrics in a fierce connection with the economy that has been hotly debated on Wall Street. To read:Jim Cramer urges investors not to be fooled by new heights in the stock market And while it may seem rather toppy …
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Although they are rising, mortgage rates remain below 3%. But a rise in house prices threatens to make buying a home unreachable for many Americans. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.99% for the week ending August 20, and increased three basis points the week before, Freddie Mac FMCC, -0.67% reported …
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Pedestrians wearing protective face masks pass a McDonalds Corp. fast food restaurant near the skyscraper offices of Sparkasse AG, center, in Frankfurt, Germany, on Wednesday 19 August 2020. Germany registered the highest number of new cases of coronavirus in almost four months, fighting fears of a resurgence of infections in …
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Federal Reserve staff told central bank officials in late July that they would lower their estimate for economic growth in the second half of the year, according to minutes released by the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday. Fed staff always present their own forecasts at the Central Bank’s eight …
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