Pfizer amps up push into obesity treatments with $4.9B deal with Metasera

Pfizer amps up push into obesity treatments with .9B deal with Metasera

Five months after ending development of its own obesity treatment, Pfizer is accelerating its push into the rapidly growing field with a nearly $5 billion acquisition. The COVID-19 vaccine and treatment maker said Monday that it will pay $47.50 in cash for each share of development-stage drugmaker Metsera. That represents a premium of more than 42% to … Read more

‘Road House’ Review: This Remake Amps Up the Action

‘Road House’ Review: This Remake Amps Up the Action

The 1989 blockbuster “Road House,” was something of a pastiche. It delivered disreputable B-picture thrills with big-picture production value. The lead actor Patrick Swayze, playing a philosophizing roughneck, smirked with unshakable confidence while breaking arms and jaws, as cars and buildings blew up real good around him. The action was served up with glossy studio … Read more