U.S. import prices rebound, but trend remains subdued
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. import prices unexpectedly rose in July, but the underlying trend continued to be weak, pointing to…
Bayer mediator dismisses report of $8 billion Roundup settlement
NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bayer AG has not offered to pay billions of dollars to settle claims in the United…
No-deal Brexit could deepen Europe’s shortage of medicines – experts
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – As the Oct. 31 deadline for Britain to leave the European Union approaches, health professionals are warning…
Scientists hail promise of first effective Ebola treatments in Congo trial
LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists are a step closer to finding the first effective treatments for the deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever…
Adidas celebrates 70 years with star-studded building opening
Former tennis player Stan Smith looks at his shoe as he attends the celebrations for German sports apparel maker Adidas’…
Farm equipment maker Deere’s dealers reel from trade war, bad weather
CHICAGO (Reuters) – When China announced this week that it had stopped buying U.S. agricultural products and might impose additional…
Oil rises on European stock draw despite demand slowdown forecast
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices rose more than $1 a barrel on Friday, supported by a drop in European…
Pope caps reform of Vatican bank with new statutes
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has approved new statutes for the Vatican Bank, making an external audit obligatory and…
Bayer mediator dismisses report of $8 billion Roundup settlement
NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bayer AG has not offered to pay billions of dollars to settle claims in the United…
Drug industry urges Canada to act early on U.S. import plan
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s main pharmaceutical lobby group has urged the government not to wait for drug shortages before responding…
Second Ebola case in Congo’s Goma infected several people: government
GOMA, Congo (Reuters) – The second case of Ebola recorded in east Congo’s main city of Goma had a large…
African swine fever hits sixth pig farm in Bulgaria
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s veterinary authorities said on Friday they would cull 8,253 pigs after detecting an outbreak of African…
Congo races to contain Ebola after gold miner contaminates several in Goma
GOMA, Congo (Reuters) – Congolese authorities were racing to contain an Ebola epidemic on Thursday, after a gold miner with…
Trump administration considers September unveiling of healthcare plan: WSJ
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Morristown municipal airport for a weekend at the Trump National Golf Club…
Rwanda border with Ebola-hit Congo fully open after slowdowns: minister
KIGALI/GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Rwanda’s border with Ebola-hit Democratic Republic of Congo was fully open late on…
Beyond Meat competitor Impossible Foods receives FDA approval for ‘bleeding’ plant burger
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a key ingredient in plant-based burger patties made by…
Trump firms up plan to import medicines; pharma companies resist
(Reuters) – The Trump administration took a step Wednesday toward allowing importation of medicines from Canada, an action the president…
Bayer in frame to win first EU nod for high-precision cancer drug
(Reuters) – Europe’s drug regulator has recommended approving Bayer’s Vitrakvi, putting the medicine on track to become the first in…
In Roundup case, U.S. judge cuts $2 billion verdict against Bayer to $86 million
(Reuters) – A California judge on Thursday reduced a $2 billion jury verdict, slashing the award for a couple who…
WHO says it could use more U.S. help on the ground in Ebola fight
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States could bolster the battle against the Ebola virus in Democratic Republic of Congo by…
California, four automakers defy Trump, agree to tighten emissions rules
WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) – Four major automakers said on Thursday they have reached an agreement with California on fuel efficiency rules,…
Macron gambles on cultural shift with bill allowing IVF for lesbians
PARIS (Reuters) – The French government on Wednesday sent to parliament draft legislation that would allow in-vitro fertilization (IVF) for…
Elton John AIDS fundraiser brings in $6 million for Kenya HIV testing
CAP D’ANTIBES, France (Reuters) – Elton John on Wednesday hosted a celebrity-packed gala that raised more than $6 million to…
Deployment of second Ebola vaccine would not be quick fix, experts warn
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – The resignation of Congo’s health minister in the midst of the country’s worst…
Earnings and trade optimism push Wall St. toward record high
(Reuters) – The S&P 500 and Nasdaq approached record highs on Tuesday, lifted by upbeat quarterly reports from Coca-Cola and…
Oil rises near $64/bbl on second downed Iranian drone
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil rose to almost $64 on Tuesday, jumping late in the session after the head of U.S.…
Facebook to create privacy panel, pay $5 billion to U.S. to settle allegations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Trade Commission is set to announce on Wednesday that Facebook Inc (FB.O) has agreed to…
Big Tech faces broad U.S. Justice Department antitrust probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it was opening a broad investigation of major digital technology…
Senators announce bipartisan proposal to lower drug prices
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The top Republican and Democrat on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee announced a proposal to lower…
Multiple sclerosis drug helps Biogen beat Wall St. profit expectations
(Reuters) – Biogen Inc reported better-than-expected second quarter profit and raised its 2019 earnings forecast on Tuesday, driven by higher…
Senators announce bipartisan proposal to lower drug prices
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The top Republican and Democrat on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee announced a proposal to lower…
Huawei’s U.S. research arm slashes more than 70% of workforce
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Reuters) – China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd said it is slashing more than 600 jobs at its…
U.S. farmers look past trade fears to cash in on China’s hog crisis
WALCOTT, Iowa/LONDON (Reuters) – It might seem an unlikely time for U.S. farmers to look to China for more business…
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says ECB must buy equities to stimulate euro zone
NEW YORK (Reuters) – BlackRock (BLK.N) Chief Executive Larry Fink said on Friday the European Central Bank will need to…
Airbus mimics nature with ‘Bird of Prey’ concept plane
An Airbus concept aircraft with a wing design inspired by nature, dubbed Bird of Prey, is displayed at the Royal…
WHO says investigators conclude Ebola victim did not enter Rwanda
GENEVA (Reuters) – A Congolese woman who may have spread the deadly Ebola virus in Uganda did not go to…
Ryanair Irish pilot union to decide on strike ballot next week
FILE PHOTO: Passengers disembark a Ryanair flight at Dublin International Airport in Dublin, Ireland. Aug 23, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay DUBLIN…
Transport app FlixMobility gets Germany’s biggest tech funding round to drive growth
FRANKFURT/MUNICH (Reuters) – Transport app FlixMobility has raised around 500 million euros ($561 million) in Germany’s biggest tech funding round…
Oil falls about 2.5% as U.S. Gulf production returns
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil fell about 2.5% a barrel on Thursday, weighed down by weakness in U.S. equities markets…
BMW picks Oliver Zipse as new CEO
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – BMW (BMWG.DE) said Oliver Zipse will become chief executive on Aug. 16, picking the 55-year-old manufacturing expert…
Union Pacific cost cuts sheltered profit amid freight slowdown
(Reuters) – Union Pacific Corp (UNP.N) on Thursday reported a quarterly profit that beat Wall Street estimates, as the U.S.…
U.S. solar sector launches lobbying push to preserve key subsidy
(Reuters) – The U.S. solar industry on Wednesday kicked off a lobbying push aimed at convincing Congress to extend a…
Trump wants weaker dollar but it could be a hard sell
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – President Donald Trump wants a cheaper dollar, saying earlier this month the United States should match…
Trump meets with airline CEOs over Qatar subsidy accusations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump met on Thursday with the chief executives of major American airlines to discuss…
Microsoft shares hit record highs, powered by growing cloud sales
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) on Thursday beat analysts’ estimates for fourth-quarter revenue and profit, driven by continued sales increases…
WHO sounds Ebola alarm as risks intensify
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared Congo’s Ebola outbreak an international health emergency, sounding a rarely…
WHO flags Ebola risk in Rwanda, but then withdraws its report
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization on Thursday withdrew a report that said an Ebola patient may have entered…
Tech executives head to Capitol Hill for antitrust hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Executives from tech giants Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Facebook Inc and Alphabet’s Google go before the House…
Big banks beat profit expectations but warning signs grow
(Reuters) – Three big U.S. banks reported strong earnings on Tuesday even as warning signs emerged that the playing field…
U.S. retail sales ease fears over economy; rate cut still seen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in June, pointing to strong consumer spending, which could help…
UAW president to GM: We invested in you, now invest in us
DETROIT (Reuters) – The UAW and General Motors Co (GM.N) on Tuesday formally kicked off contract talks, with the union’s…
Tesla drops cheapest Model X, S variants, cuts prices to simplify lineup
BEIJING (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) has dropped the standard-range variants of its Model X and Model S from its…
Five things to look for in Netflix’s second-quarter report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – When Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) reports second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, a big question is how the streaming…
JPMorgan beats profit estimates but shows signs of pressure
(Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) reported a quarterly profit that beat estimates on Tuesday as higher interest income…
Amazon offers $10 to Prime Day shoppers who hand over their data
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc has a promotion for U.S. shoppers on Prime Day, the 48-hour marketing blitz that started Monday:…
United Airlines quarterly profit beats on strong travel demand, higher fares
FILE PHOTO: United Airlines first new livery Boeing 737-800 sits at a gate after arriving at O’Hare International Airport in…
Facebook should not be trusted with ‘crazy’ cryptocurrency plan: senators
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic and Republican lawmakers said on Tuesday that Facebook Inc’s track record of what they described as…
Exclusive: Canada set to postpone Huawei 5G decision to after vote, given sour ties with China – sources
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada is likely to postpone a decision on whether to allow China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd to…
Amazon rivals ride on Prime Day marketing as protests unfold
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s Prime Day is now a major marketing opportunity and shopping event in the annual…