. >>> sanofi aventis launched a hostile $18.5 billion offer for genzyme. the massachusetts-based company turned down formerly friendly offers twice. >>> sara lee got a boost from an unsolicited takeover offer from kkr which reportedly sparked interests from unilever. >>> and finally, closet eaters rejoice, sneaking a midnight sun chips snack is about to get a whole lot quieter. in response to overwhelming consumer complaints, frito lay is stacking their biodegrayble but incredibly degradable bags.

sanofi aventis today announced plans to cut a quarter of the jobs in its u.s. pharmaceutical business. that's 1,700 people, mostly sales reps and administrative staff. sanofi is slashing staff and costs to better face growing challenges to its products. three of its four top selling drugs either have, or are about to have, generic competitors. >> tom: blackberry maker research in motion and the united arab emirates have reached a truce before a ban of the mobile devices was to take affect there. the emirates was planning to shut blackberry's email, messaging and web services on monday, due to security issues. that would have meant big problems for half a million local users and thousands of passengers who use dubai's airport every day. rimm and the u.a.e. offered few details on how things were worked out. but it appears the reprieve is permanent. safety has become the strategy for stock investors. so says tonight's market monitor. he's randall eley, president of the edgar lomax company, an investment advisory firm based in springfield, virginia. he joins us fro

biotech company rejected an initial offer from sanofi so no three once in a position to help replace revenue it is losing some of its best selling products face competition from generic drugs that's all we have time for now but if you want to get more news right now you can always log on to our website r t dot com slash business. for the full story we've gone to. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. here with r t our top stories this monday a close call for brazil's two presidential favorites as the race to lead one of the world's fastest growing economies is forced into a runoff also. president because altering is not only go beyond diplomatic sense so downright indecent the president made very different plans the anti bush on his stereo on top officials in bell rules but hopes the positive relations between the two countries will stand firm. and a court in thailand rejects america's call to drop new charges against suspected russian arms dealer victor boot which again stalls u.s. extradition proceedings. also while britain's leading coalition part

industry is watching the world's biggest hostile takeover in six years leading french drug maker sanofi has launched an eighty billion dollars bid for them corp the move comes a month after the u.s. biotech company rejected an initial offer from sanofi snuffy wants an acquisition to help replace revenue loss as some of its best selling products face competition from the generic drugs. russia's second largest mobile phone operator vento com is to merge its assets with an egyptian company it will acquire one hundred percent of italian mobile company went along with just over fifty percent of egypt orus com the owner of morris kong. will in turn get a twenty percent stake if it will come along with one point eight billion dollars in cash. the world's largest element of producer is refinancing its biggest loan the indebted metals giant borrowed four point four half billion dollars to help pay for a twenty five percent stake in north state owns bear bank who financed a loan that originated with russia's state development bank. despite the repayment slightly increased its total borrowings. an

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sanofi launched a hostile offer for gemzyme. the massachusetts company has turned down offers twice. >>> sara lee got reported offers from kkr. >>> and finally, closet eaters, rejoice. sneaking a midnight sun chips snack is about to get a whole lot quieter. in response to overwhelming consumer complaints, free toe lay is sackg their biodegradable but incredibly noisy bags. >>> well, europe claims the cup. baseball starts handing out pink slips. and a major league gasp by a pittsburgh pirate. plus, the patriots took it to their division rivals last night in south beach behind a bev very of special plays by special teams. your early morning sports headlines are just ahead. >>> we have a gloomy tuesday forecast in new england. in one area that you don't expect, los angeles. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." and in sports last night in miami, one new england patriot had a night to remember. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all y

. >>> sanofi aventis launched a hostile $18.5 billion offer for genzyme. the massachusetts-based company turned down formerly friendly offers twice. >>> sara lee got a boost from an unsolicited takeover offer from kkr which reportedly sparked interests from unilever. >>> and finally, closet eaters rejoice, sneaking a midnight sun chips snack is about to get a whole lot quieter. in response to overwhelming consumer complaints, frito lay is stacking their biodegrayble but incredibly degradable bags. >>> if you own a laptop computer, think twice before literally using it on your lap. researchers point to several cases, including a 12-year-old swiss boy who ended up with discoloration on his left thigh after playing video games for a few hours every day for several months. while the condition, known as toasted skin syndrome, is generally harmless, it can cause your skin to darken permanently. for more information on this and other health stories, check out the health page at msnbc.com. >>> coming up, europe claims the cup. baseball starts handing out pink slip

industry is watching the world's biggest hostile takeover in six years leading french drug makers sanofi has launched an eighteen billion dollar bid for corporation the move comes a month after the u.s. biotech company rejected an initial offer from. an acquisition to help replace revenue loss as some of its best selling products competition from generic drugs. and turning to currencies. the dollar against the euro the strong oil prices supporting but has not driven it much higher. expects the russian currency to remain stable in the near term. the market was a little bit spooked by some of the trade in the balance of payments data which came out of russia and helped push the ruble a little bit lower but that said we think it's going to trade relatively stable versus the basket at least for the next the next few months will really come to realize over the last few months is that you know the euro was excessively sold by the market particularly back in may and i think we've come to realize that that was a bit too excessive and that's been on winding and why the year was partly holding up

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