US sues to block drug merger
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The Federal Trade Commission sued to block the biotechnology company Amgen’s $28.3bn deal to acquire Horizon Therapeutics, Italy is struggling to spend €200bn in EU Covid recovery funds, and Ukraine said it repelled an unprecedented barrage of Russian missiles over Kyiv. Mentioned in this podcast:FTC warns of ‘rampant’ pharma consolidation as it targets $28bn Amgen dealItaly overhauls plans for €200bn in EU Covid recovery fundsUkraine says it repelled ‘exceptional’ barrage of Russian missilesThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Katie McMurran, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
