{
  "id": 4637111,
  "title": "Eli Lilly to buy Merida Biosciences in deal worth up to $2.88 billion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/eli-lilly-to-buy-merida-biosciences-in-deal-worth-up-to-2-88-billion",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-31T11:08:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNBC",
    "slug": "cnbc",
    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/31/eli-lilly-to-buy-merida-biosciences.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Eli Lilly plans to buy privately held Merida Biosciences for up to $2.88 billion in cash.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}