Shire

Shire: a tempting buy-out bet
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Shire: a tempting buy-out bet

Pharmaceuticals firm Shire is set to be taken over – but it’s cheap even if the deal fails.
20 Jul 2018
If you’d invested in: Dechra Pharmaceuticals and Shire
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If you’d invested in: Dechra Pharmaceuticals and Shire

Dechra Pharmaceuticals is a drugs company that specialises in the development of medical treatments for pets. Over the next three years, the firm’s ea…
1 Dec 2017
Three stocks to profit from the boom in pharma M&A
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Three stocks to profit from the boom in pharma M&A

Ailsa Craig picks three stocks that should capitalise on the M&A trend in the pharmaceutical sector, either as potential targets or as well-establishe…
31 Mar 2017
Pocket some grey pounds – three healthcare stocks to buy now
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Pocket some grey pounds – three healthcare stocks to buy now

The ageing population is an opportunity for the health and medical sector. Here, professional investor Garry White picks three healthcare stocks to bu…
7 Sep 2015
UK stocks ahead as investor shrug off fresh oil price drop
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UK stocks ahead as investor shrug off fresh oil price drop

Investors have shrugged off concerns over the falling price of oil this morning ahead of the release of US earnings data.
12 Jan 2015