Merck CEO Frazier to testify at Senate drug pricing hearing
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. drugmaker Merck & Co Inc said on Tuesday that its Chief Executive Ken Frazier plans to testify at a Senate hearing later this month examining…
Nissan scraps plan to build new X-Trail model in Britain
LONDON (Reuters) – Carmaker Nissan has scrapped plans to build its new X-Trail SUV in Britain and will produce it solely in Japan, warning two months before Brexit that uncertainty…
Take Five: Dogs and Pigs – World markets themes for the week ahead
(Reuters) – Following are five big themes likely to dominate the thinking of investors and traders in the coming week and the Reuters stories related to them. People walk by…
U.S. high court temporarily blocks Louisiana abortion restrictions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday temporarily prevented a Louisiana law imposing strict regulations on abortion clinics from taking effect in a case that presents a key…
China’s Xi wants to meet U.S. halfway on trade deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China’s leader Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump in a letter that he hopes both sides will be able to meet each other halfway to reach…
White House says March 1 is hard deadline for China trade deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump sees March 1 as a hard deadline to reach a trade deal with China, the White House said on Thursday, saying U.S. tariffs on…
Amazon removes numerous products from India site as new e-commerce rules bite
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – E-commerce rules that went into effect in India on Friday caused widespread disruption for Amazon.com, forcing it to take down an array of items from its…
Trump says he will meet with China’s Xi to try to seal trade deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping soon to try to seal a comprehensive trade deal as the top U.S.…
Oil tumbles 4 percent on growing U.S. supply, China trade worries
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil fell more than 3 percent on Monday, heading for its biggest one-day percentage drop in a month due after an increase in U.S. crude drilling…
Insys founder ran bribe scheme to push opioid: U.S. prosecutor
BOSTON (Reuters) – Insys Therapeutics Inc’s one-time billionaire founder directed a vast scheme to bribe doctors to prescribe an addictive fentanyl spray as opioid addiction was spiraling into a public…