Johnson & Johnson, the American health products company, said Friday that it was in advanced talks to bid for the 82 percent of Crucell, a Dutch biopharmaceutical firm, that it does not already own, in what would be a 1.75 billion euro ($2.3 billion) deal. The all-cash bid would give Crucell stakeholders 24.75 euros a [...]
Ron Johnson’s first foray into politics has been a breeze so far, with the Oshkosh plastics manufacturer easily winning Wisconsin’s Republican Senate primary Tuesday and the right to face Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold in November. Johnson, who had no problem securing the GOP endorsement last spring, crushed his lesser-known and underfunded rival, Dave Westlake, 84 [...]
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas), who said she “unknowingly” broke Congressional Black Caucus Foundation rules by awarding thousands of dollars in scholarship money to four relatives and a top aide’s two children, will repay the money, the New York Times reports. Members of the Black Caucus are given $10,000 every year to award scholarships. They [...]
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) has admitted that she “unknowingly” broke Congressional Black Caucus Foundation rules by awarding scholarship money to four relatives and the two children of a top aide. Of the 43 scholarships her office awarded, The Dallas Morning News determined that 15 went to relatives of Johnson or Rod Givens, her district [...]
Former White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers is the new CEO of Johnson Publishing Co., the Chicago-based parent of Ebony and Jet magazines and Fashion Fair Cosmetics. Rogers had been consulting with the company since June and joins longtime friend Linda Johnson Rice at the helm of nation’s largest African-American-owned publishing company. “I am thrilled [...]
Sen. Tim Johnson (D-N.D.) is recovering from surgery Tuesday to remove his gallbladder, two days after running a high fever possibly caused by a medical drug reaction, The New York Times reported. Johnson, who was hospitalized in Sioux Falls on Sunday, was resting comfortably, his office said. The surgeon said the operation “went exceedingly well” [...]
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