It looks like a key Valeant deal might be falling apart, and now the stock is tanking

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Valeant CEO Joe Papa

Valeant's stock is tanking after Dow Jones reported that talks to sell its Salix unit to Takeda have broken down.

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Valeant's stock fell as much as 6% this morning.

The embattled pharma company had been in talks to sell the unit to Japan's Takeda for $10 billion.

The stock jumped up the stock 30% on the news.

This is a developing story. More to follow.

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