AbbVie Officially Scraps Shire Tax Inversion Deal

The transcript covers three main news stories: a billionaire's investment in IBM has significantly decreased in value due to the company's struggles with cloud computing. Abby has canceled its planned inversion with Shire, opting instead for a share buyback and increased dividend. Lastly, Total's CEO Christophe de Margerie tragically died in a jet crash in Moscow, with the snow plow driver involved being intoxicated.

What significant financial actions did the drugmaker announce following the scrapping of the deal with Shire?

What incident led to the death of Total's CEO Christophe de Margerie?