1504 ET -- Roche Holding and Pfizer are among the most mentioned companies in the U.S. across all news items in the last 12 hours, according to Factiva data. Roche agreed to buy Telavant Holdings from Roivant Sciences and Pfizer, a deal that includes $7.1 billion upfront and a near-term milestone payment of $150 million. Telavant is developing a bowel-disease treatment. On Friday, Pfizer said the Food and Drug Administration approved Penbraya, a vaccine for meningococcal disease. Dow Jones & Co. owns Factiva. (josh.beckerman@wsj.com)

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