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Allergan boosts shares with $2 billion buyback
(Reuters) – U.S. drugmaker Allergan Plc (AGN.N) on Monday authorized a $2 billion buyback of its common stock, sending its shares up after a week of disappointing news on its drug development pipeline. Allergan shares have fallen by around a fifth in value since late July but were up nearly 4 percent in morning trading on Monday. The company also said its Chief Financial Officer Tessa Hilado, 53, would retire. The planned stock buyback follows Allergan’s completion of a separate $15 billion repurchase, and after the company reported mixed trial Read More
Spicey skits bring an Emmy for Melissa McCarthy
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Melissa McCarthy won an Emmy on Sunday for her spoofs of former White House spokesman Sean Spicer on “Saturday Night Live” in television sketches that went viral With slicked back hair and wearing ill-fitting suits, McCarthy played Spicer, whom she dubbed Spicey, as an enraged man who attacks the media, craves the praise of his boss, and rides a motorized speaker’s podium. McCarthy on Sunday was named best guest actress in a comedy series for her impressions. The star of “Bridesmaids” and “Mike & Molly” was Read More
Country’s Gentle Giant Don Williams dies at 78
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Country music singer Don Williams, one of the biggest stars of the 1970s and 1980s, died on Friday at the age of 78, his publicist said. Williams, known as “the Gentle Giant” because of his 6-foot, 1-inch frame, mellow voice and low-key profile, had hits with “Tulsa Time,” “I Believe in You” and “It Must Be Love,” over the course of a 50-year career. He died on the same day as Troy Gentry, one half of the country music duo Montgomery Gentry, who was killed in Read More
Hedge fund managers not optimistic about second half of 2017: industry survey
BOSTON (Reuters) – Hedge fund managers have a dim view of the second half of 2017 after a solid start to the year, an industry survey released on Thursday showed. Fundraising, which had picked up during the first six months of 2017, will likely slow and investor sentiment is more negative now than it was a year ago, hedge fund managers told industry research company Preqin which polled 140 respondents in June 2017. “Fund managers do not feel optimistic about the months ahead,” Preqin researchers bluntly wrote in a survey Read More
Daniel Craig confirms he will return as James Bond – world news headlines from reuters
LONDON (Reuters) – British actor Daniel Craig has confirmed he will reprise the role of James Bond one last time, ending months of speculation. Craig made the revelation during an appearance on the U.S. TV program “The Late Show” on Tuesday. Asked by host Stephen Colbert whether he would return as James Bond, Craig responded: “Yes”, to cheers from the audience. Craig has appeared four times as the spy with a taste for martini: in “Casino Royale”, “Quantum of Solace”, “Skyfall” and “Spectre”. Eon Productions, the company that runs the
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