Market Pulse
10 Jul
Sunday newspaper round-up: AstraZeneca, Asda, Italy
AstraZeneca is considering tabling a last-minute bid for a $10bn (£7. 7bn) American cancer drug developer, which has become a target for some of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies. Medivation, which last week opened its books to Pfizer and Sanofi, is still courting other potential bidders, according to sources close to the process. Astra, Britain’s second-biggest drugs company, checked out Medivation earlier this year and is understood to retain an interest.
10 Jul
Sunday share tips: Ibstock, Forterra, Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury
Don´t try to catch a falling brick was the view of The Sunday Times´s Danny Fortson regarding shares in Ibstock and Forterra.