Becton Dickinson will spin off its biosciences and diagnostic business and merge it with Waters, and plans to use at least $2 billion of the proceeds to buy back stock.
Becton Dickinson gets its spinoff deal, but the stock is still falling

Becton Dickinson will spin off its biosciences and diagnostic business and merge it with Waters, and plans to use at least $2 billion of the proceeds to buy back stock.
America must control its copper supply — but Washington doesn’t have many chances to get it right.
Six months of outperformance for international stocks and currencies isn’t a portfolio strategy.
The Trump administration’s attacks on the Fed highlight the problems with Fed discretion and obscurity.
As earnings season kicks off on Tuesday, Wall Street seeks clues on whether big-bank stocks merit more gains after outperformance.
While there are some exceptions among the 20 largest banks, most big bank stocks appear fully valued, based on analysts’ price targets.
FICO has said it will introduce “buy now, pay later” loan data into its credit-scoring models.
The U.S. investment bank goes through the reasons why the stock market keeps rising as new and higher tariff levels get announced.
Baxdostat trials showed immense promise for huge available market.
U.S. stocks and government bonds were swept up in a selloff on Friday, as President Trump’s threats of new tariffs against a host of U.S. trade partners unnerved investors.