Keyword: Barack Obama

Markets & Companies

Environment Rollback Roils America

31.03.2017 - With the shock waves from 2016’s most unanticipated events – Brexit and the election of Donald Trump as US president – still reverberating, the earth sometimes seems to be tilting...

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Pfizer and Allergan Bury Merger Plans

07.04.2016 - The targeted $160 billion merger between Pfizer and Allergan has run afoul of new anti-inversion legislation proposed by the US Treasury, as had been predicted by most deal...

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Dow Chief Says Business “Aghast” at Trump

24.03.2016 - The global business community has been “fundamentally ignoring” the positive response US Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump's campaign has received from the American...

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New US Law Extends Drug Patents Slightly

09.12.2015 - US President Barack Obama has signed into law a Congressional bill extending exclusivity periods for new drugs and biologics containing a controlled substance. The extension will...

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Shell CEO Criticized for Sticking to BG Deal

30.10.2015 - Shell has said it will proceed with plans to buy the BG Group, its largest-ever acquisition, despite the worsening outlook for energy prices that led the Dutch-based group to write...

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US Food Safety Group Sues Department of Agriculture for Withheld GMO Information

09.09.2015 - US food safety advocate group Center for Food Safety (CFS) has sued the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), charging that it...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Pharma Production: Preparing for Serialization

08.06.2015 - This year is an important year for the serialization of pharmaceutical packaging. Time is pressing, as numerous laws and guidelines are coming into effect all over the world. While...

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US Senate Vote Could Endanger TTIP Passage Prospects

18.05.2015 - By a vote of 52 to 45 (a majority of 60 was needed), the US Senate has declined to pass the Trade Promotion Authority bill that would have given President Barack Obama the power to...