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Exxon $50bn bonanza returns spending to pre-rout level

Bloomberg Exxon Mobil Corp. is set to invest $50 billion over the next half decade in a return to the oil giant’s spending habits before crude suffered its worst price rout in a generation. With oil prices now hovering above $65 a barrel in New York, Exxon Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods disclosed a program that includes the Permian Basin ...

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SAP makes biggest deal since 2014, CEO backs US tax plan

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Bloomberg SAP SE Chief Executive Officer Bill McDermott has backed US President Donald Trump’s tax plan, and revealed a $2.4 billion deal for Callidus Software Inc., its biggest acquisition in more than three years. SAP said it will pay $36 a share for Dublin, California-based Callidus, known as CallidusCloud, to give Europe’s biggest software company access to new sales analytic ...

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Varian to buy Australia’s Sirtex for $1.3 billion

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Bloomberg Varian Medical Systems Inc. agreed to buy Australia’s Sirtex Medical Ltd. for about $1.3 billion in a bid by the US company to add radiation medicine to its portfolio for cancer treatments. Sirtex investors will receive A$28 in cash for each share, Palo-Alto, California-based Varian said in a statement. That’s 49 percent higher than the stock’s latest closing price ...

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