Phillip Frost settles SEC stock manipulation charge for $5.52 million

Phillip Frost, 82, who according to Forbes magazine is worth $1.9 billion, was charged by the SEC, along with other defendants, of defrauding investors and made $27 million in improper gains. He has now settled the SEC charge by paying $5.52 million. Phillip Frost, Florida’s biotechnology billionaire has agreed to settle with the U.S. Securities…

Fujifilm acquires 2 biotech businesses of Japan’s JXTG Holdings Inc for around $800 million

The deal sees Fujifilm spreading its revenue sources by investing in biotech firms involved in regenerative pharmaceuticals and medicine. The fate of its acquisition of Xerox is still uncertain as it faces strong headwinds from activist investors Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason. In efforts aimed at boosting its healthcare business, Fujifilm Holdings said it would…