Cardinal Health announced it would buy Viasys Healthcare Inc. for $1.42 billion, an acquisition hat will help Cardinal expand in international markets.
Cardinal Health's third quarter earnings fell 87% because it reserved $600 million towards the possible settlement of a lawsuit.
Cardinal Health's second quarter revenues rose 13% to $21.8 billion, exceeding expectations on the Street. Cardinal also agreed to sell it's PTS segement to Blackstone Group for $3.3 billion in cash.