As European bond sales falter and negotiations go down to the wire,
drugmakers are among the companies preparing for the worst. As Reuters
reports, businesses of all stripes are weighing scenarios--including the
worst-case prospect of a eurozone breakup. They're moving assets to the
"safest" banks, reviewing their 2012 budgets for the region, buying
U.S. Treasury bills, and stepping up their currency-hedging efforts. But it's more than moving money around. Contracts weren't written with a
euro collapse in mind; some might need replacing.
