Becton, Dickinson To Acquire Safety Syringes - Quick Facts

BD To Present At Deutsche Bank Conference; Webcast At 10:40 AM ET

Becton, Dickinson Q2 13 Earnings Conference Call At 8:00 AM ET

Becton, Dickinson And Company Q2 Profit From Cont. Ops. Rises - Quick Facts

BD UltraSafe PLUS Passive Needle Guard Receives 510(k) Clearance

Trade BDX now with

7/11/2012 5:13 PM ET

Becton, Dickinson and Co. (BDX: Quote) Wednesday announced a definitive agreement to acquire Safety Syringes, Inc., a privately held company engaged in developing anti-needlestick devices for prefilled syringes.

The acquisition, which is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, is expected to close by the end of fiscal year 2012.

Click here to receive FREE breaking news email alerts for Becton, Dickinson and Company and others in your portfolio

by RTT Staff Writer

For comments and feedback: editorial@rttnews.com

Business News

Quick Facts

<<Previous 116 Articles

Editors Pick

Stocks Seeing Modest Weakness In Early Trading - U.S. Commentary

Stocks have moved modestly lower in early trading on Wednesday, giving back some ground after closing higher in the two previous sessions. The major averages have dipped into negative territory, although selling pressure remains subdued. The major averages have edged up off their lows for the young session in the past few minutes but remain in the red.

Angelina Jolie Listens To Tragic Stories Of Syrians Fleeing Conflict

Along a dirt track on an unexpectedly cool and windy night on Jordan's border with Syria, as shadows lengthened across the barren hills, UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie listened to the stories of men, women and children who had fled Syria just hours before. She heard stories of bombs and pain and loss from people fleeing Homs, Dara'a and Qusair, three of the communities devastated by the Sy

King Loses Final Call For QE

Outgoing Bank of England Governor Mervyn King was outvoted in his final policy meeting, as most policymakers overturned his call for additional stimulus citing sustained economic recovery, the minutes of the session held on June 5 and 6 showed Wednesday. As seen in the past few months, King, Paul Fisher and David Miles sought an increase in quantitative easing by GBP 25 billion.