scripps network
| 7:30AM 1/04/2010
The following is a round-up of news likely to affect stock prices today:
Novartis (NVS) has raised its stake in eye-care company Alcon (ACL) to 77% by buying Nestlé's majority stake for $28.1 billion, the Swiss drug giant said Monday, and has set its sights on acquiring the rest. Novartis...