Opioid use booming as tramadol crisis emerges in Africa – U.N. drug report
VIENNA (Reuters) – Synthetic opioid use is booming, the United Nations said on Wednesday in a worldwide drug report that…
Oklahoma judge approves Teva’s $85 million opioid settlement
(Reuters) – An Oklahoma judge on Monday approved a revised $85 million (£66.7 million) settlement with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd…
FedEx confirms Huawei mail ban as new ‘mistake’ reignites Chinese ire
(Reuters) – FedEx Corp has apologized for another Huawei delivery “mistake,” reigniting Chinese ire and drawing the fire of state…
Exclusive: Dirty oil crisis over for Russia, but contagion felt on high seas
MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) – In the opinion of Russian officials, the oil contamination crisis that disrupted flows from the world’s second-largest…
Dollar falls with yields as more Fed talk awaited
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks were left adrift on Tuesday as expectations of more dovish talk from the Federal Reserve…
Lawyers for Huawei CFO urge Canada to withdraw extradition proceedings
(Reuters) – Lawyers for Huawei’s chief financial officer urged Canada’s justice minister on Monday to withdraw extradition proceedings against Meng…
Oklahoma judge approves Teva’s $85 million opioid settlement
(Reuters) – An Oklahoma judge on Monday approved a revised $85 million (£66.7 million) settlement with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd…
Conatus Pharma to explore options as liver disease drug fails trial
(Reuters) – Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Monday it plans to explore options and implement a restructuring plan after its…
Daimler to recall 60,000 Mercedes diesels in Germany over emissions
The Daimler logo is seen before the Daimler annual shareholder meeting in Berlin, Germany, April 5, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke FRANKFURT…
U.S. group says Novartis MS drug price out of line with benefit
ZURICH (Reuters) – A U.S. group that reviews the value of medicines issued a critical report on Novartis’s new multiple…
Wall Street Week Ahead: Investors eye G20 with hopes for U.S.-China trade detente
NEW YORK (Reuters) – All eyes will be on U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping next week…
U.S. banks clear first hurdle of Federal Reserve’s annual stress test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The 18 largest banks operating in the United States took the first step toward doling out capital…
Germany’s Merkel appears unsteady, shaking at ceremony
German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared unsteady and was visibly shaking Tuesday as she greeted the new Ukrainian leader in the…
Airbus Helicopters sees 18-month wait for oil & gas demand pick-up
Visitors look at an Airbus Helicopter H145 on static display during the 53rd International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget…
Boeing says has no plans to change name of 737 MAX
FILE PHOTO: An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 MAX airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton,…
New blow to Boeing from engine delay, Airbus long-range rival takes off
PARIS, France (Reuters) – Boeing suffered a fresh setback at the opening of the Paris Airshow on Monday as the…
Huawei says U.S. ban hurting more than expected, to wipe $30 billion off revenue
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has taken a harder-than-expected hit from a U.S. ban, the company’s…
Oil prices fall 1% as economic worries outweigh tanker tensions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices fell more than 1% on Monday after more poor Chinese economic figures fanned fears…
GSK pharma head flags need for speed in high-pressure drug market
LONDON (Reuters) – Doing things one at a time in drug development is not a luxury that GlaxoSmithKline can afford…
VBI’s shares plunge after hep B vaccine fails secondary goal in late-stage trial
(Reuters) – VBI Vaccines Inc said on Monday a late-stage study was unsuccessful in showing two doses of its hepatitis…
U.S. Navy official sees more orders for Boeing P-8A in coming months
PARIS (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy expects additional U.S. and international orders for the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft…
Exclusive: Boeing seeking to reduce scope, duration of some physical tests for new aircraft – sources
PARIS (Reuters) – Boeing Co engineers are reducing the scope and duration of certain costly physical tests used to certify…
Canada backs startup to boost data on space debris
PARIS (Reuters) – The Canadian government’s contracting arm is backing a proposed new satellite system that will use big data…
Deutsche Bank to set up 50 billion euro bad bank: FT
FILE PHOTO: Employees of Germany’s largest business bank, Deutsche Bank, gather ahead of the bank’s annual shareholder meeting in Frankfurt,…
Boeing says will take time to win back confidence
PARIS (Reuters) – The head of Boeing said on Sunday the U.S. planemaker had made a mistake in implementing a…
Boeing crisis, trade tensions cast pall over air show
PARIS (Reuters) – Safety concerns, trade wars and growing security tensions in the Gulf are dampening spirits at the world’s…
U.S. to launch public hearings on additional China tariffs next week
FILE PHOTO: Workers load goods for export onto a crane at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China June 7,…
VW’s Tennessee workers vote against union representation
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Reuters) – Workers at Volkswagen AG’s assembly plant in the state of Tennessee narrowly voted against union representation,…
Nissan considers giving Renault some seats on oversight committees – source
TOKYO (Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co is considering giving its alliance partner Renault SA some seats on planned oversight committees…
CFM erases jet engine output delay, cautious on rate increases
FILE PHOTO: Gael Meheust, President and CEO of CFM poses in front of LEAP-1A engine of an Airbus A321neo, during…
NATO faces big bill if it does not pick AWACS successor soon: officials
PARIS (Reuters) – NATO faces significant costs if it does not act soon to choose a successor for its ageing…
Take Five: The Fed and the rest
With President Donald Trump’s trade policies heightening fears of a U.S. recession, expectations of a Fed rate cut have dramatically…
Family sent back to DR Congo after two die of Ebola in Uganda
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Authorities repatriated the relatives of two people who died of Ebola in Uganda back to the Democratic…
Bluebird prices gene therapy at 1.58 million euros over 5 years
(Reuters) – Bluebird bio Inc on Friday set a price for its gene therapy, Zynteglo, at 1.58 million euros ($1.78…
Roche’s combo lymphoma treatment wins U.S. FDA approval
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Swiss drugmaker Roche is seen at its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd…
Why proposed changes to Hong Kong’s extradition law fueled protests
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has delayed indefinitely a proposed law that would allow extraditions to…
Norwegian Air expects Boeing 737 MAX fleet to remain grounded until end of August
FILE PHOTO: Bjoern Kjos, CEO of Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, attends a press conference presenting quarterly report of the company,…
EU’s Malmstrom hopes Trump, Xi can meet and reduce trade tensions
GENEVA (Reuters) – European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom is hoping U.S. President Donald Trump meets his Chinese counterpart, Xi…
GE poised for significant power orders in Iraq after U.S. push -sources
NEW YORK/BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – General Electric Co potentially stands to win a large share of multibillion-dollar contracts to rebuild Iraq’s…
VW to float 10% of truck unit, seeks to raise 1.9 billion euros
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen aims to raise up to 1.9 billion euros ($2.1 billion) by listing truck unit Traton, it…
Local labor laws apply to Ryanair employees: Belgian court
FILE PHOTO: Ryanair logo is pictured on the the jacket of a cabin crew member ahead of a news conference…
Airbus urges UTC not to be distracted by Raytheon deal
FILE PHOTO: The Airbus logo is pictured at Airbus headquarters in Blagnac near Toulouse, France, March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File…
Italy’s industry ministry open to any discussions on Alitalia, including with Atlantia
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s industry ministry is open to discussions with any investor interested in the rescue of troubled carrier…
Bumble owner to spend $100 million on dating apps
(Reuters) – The owner of dating app Bumble said on Friday it would revamp its holding structure and spend $100…
Perdue Foods enters crowded plant-based alternative meat market
(Reuters) – Perdue Foods, one of America’s largest chicken producers, said it will sell frozen chicken nuggets mixed with cauliflower,…
Broadcom’s $2 billion warning rattles global chip sector
LONDON/BENGALURU (Reuters) – Broadcom Inc sent a shockwave through the global chipmaking industry on Friday with its forecast that U.S.-China…
Papa John’s dismisses KPMG as its auditor, hires EY
FILE PHOTO: The Papa John’s store in Westminster, Colorado, U.S. August 1, 2017. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (Reuters) – Papa John’s International…
U.S. Justice Department set to decide on T-Mobile, Sprint merger as soon as next week: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is set to decide as early as next week whether to approve the…
WHO panel decides not to declare international Ebola emergency
GENEVA (Reuters) – A World Health Organization panel decided on Friday not to declare an international emergency over Congo’s Ebola…
WHO likely to declare Ebola an international emergency: experts
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) should and is likely to declare an international emergency over the Ebola…
Democratic commissioner questions FCC review of Sprint T-Mobile merger
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The senior Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday criticized the FCC’s review of the proposed…
Philip Green’s Arcadia avoids collapse as creditors back deal
LONDON (Reuters) – Philip Green’s Topshop-to-Dorothy Perkins fashion empire staved off a collapse into administration on Wednesday as creditors approved…
Republican senator criticizes potential dual U.S. antitrust tech probes
FILE PHOTO: The logos of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google in a combination photo from Reuters files. REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters)…
Hong Kong police fire rubber bullets as extradition bill protests turn to chaos
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators who threw plastic bottles on…
Trump leaves China tariff deadline open, calls relationship ‘testy’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump declined to set a deadline on Wednesday for levying tariffs on another $325…
CFM wins blockbuster jet engine order from IndiGo: sources
FILE PHOTO: A logo of IndiGo Airlines is pictured on passenger aircraft on the tarmac in Colomiers near Toulouse, France,…
Nissan CEO: Will discuss differences in views with ‘important’ partner Renault – Jiji
FILE PHOTO: Nissan President and Chief Executive Officer Hiroto Saikawa speaks during a news conference at its global headquarters building…
White House says it will meet two-year deadline for Huawei ban for contractors
FILE PHOTO: A Huawei company logo is seen at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) Asia 2019 in Shanghai, China June 11,…