Bloomberg Johnson & Johnson made its biggest deal ever in a bold bet that it can get more growth out of medicines for a rare type of high blood pressure. The $30 billion purchase of Swiss drugmaker Actelion Ltd., which J&J is funding with cash it holds outside the US, will fulfill its goal of gaining a new drug …

  Bloomberg Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc rose the most in two months in London trading after the bank took a 3.1 billion-pound ($3.8 billion) charge in a step toward resolving a US probe into sales of mortgage securities. The lender is continuing to cooperate with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on its investigation, though timing of a …

  Bloomberg Commodities will be supported in the months ahead by a global rebound spanning the US, Europe and China that’s buttressing worldwide demand for raw materials, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. “We’re seeing a cyclical uptick in global economic activity and that’s driving demand, not only for oil but all commodities,” Jeffrey Currie, head of commodities research, said …