AT&T Inc is in active talks to buy satellite TV provider DirecTV and may complete a deal in the next few weeks that could be worth close to $50 billion, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday. The second-largest wireless operator is discussing an offer in the low- […]

Pfizer Inc. is planning to sweeten its bid for U.K. rival AstraZeneca Plc for a second time, people with knowledge of the matter said. Pfizer and its advisers are crafting a new offer that would increase the value modestly above the current 50 pounds-a-share (about $84) level while bumping the […]

U.S. drugmaker Pfizer pressed the scientific case for its controversial plan to acquire AstraZeneca on Monday as its chief executive prepared for a grilling from British lawmakers. In the latest phase of Pfizer’s campaign to counter critics of its proposed $106 billion deal, research head Mikael Dolsten said he had […]