US medical-device maker Medtronic is in advanced talks to buy competitor Covidien, based in Ireland, for more than $40 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. The deal, which could be announced Monday, would allow Medtronic to take advantage of Ireland's lower business tax rates -- 12.5 percent versus 35 percent in the United States -- in a process known as "tax inversion," the ...
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