Comcast launches tools to improve ad targeting on TV
FILE PHOTO: The Comcast NBC logo is shown on a building in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 13, 2018. REUTERS/Mike…
Uber’s quarterly loss widens as costs rise; shares fall sharply
(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) on Monday posted a wider third-quarter loss as costs soared at the ride-hailing company,…
Novartis arthritis drug fails to prove it is significantly better than rival
FILE PHOTO: Swiss drugmaker Novartis’ logo is seen at the company’s plant in the northern Swiss town of Stein, Switzerland…
Lyft sees ‘path to profitability’ as riders, revenues increase
(Reuters) – Ride-hailing company Lyft Inc (LYFT.O) on Wednesday said higher-than-expected third-quarter revenues and an improved outlook showed it was…
Two charities to pay $6 million to resolve U.S. pharma kickback probe
BOSTON (Reuters) – Two charities will pay $6 million to resolve claims they operated as pass-throughs for seven pharmaceutical companies…
1 Brexit deal passes Parliament but another critical timing vote fails
A proposed deal that could lead to the United Kingdom leaving the European Union (EU) passed a critical vote in…
What next after Boris Johnson denied vote on Brexit deal?
Britain’s long and winding path out of the European Union has taken another twist — into another potential dead end.…
WHO hails ‘triumph’ as Merck’s Ebola vaccine gets European green light
LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s first Ebola vaccine was recommended for approval by European drugs regulators on Friday in a…
FDA approves Alexion’s Ultomiris for another rare blood disease
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc’s treatment for a second rare blood…
Erdogan says he will never allow vaping, will block e-cigarettes in Turkey
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (not pictured) meets with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at the Presidential Palace in…
UK Parliament votes to force Brexit delay in setback for Boris Johnson
U.K. lawmakers voted on Saturday to undermine a deal reached between Boris Johnson and the European Union. Interested in Brexit?…
Let’s do it together: Huawei seeks to allay EU concerns with appeal for 5G partnership
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Chinese telecoms manufacturer Huawei Technologies sought on Wednesday to assuage European concerns that it is a cyber…
Facebook executive confident Libra will win enough financial backers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O), whose digital currency project Libra has been abandoned by several high-profile partners including PayPal,…
Stocks flat on data, earnings; pound volatile
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of world stock markets was flat on Wednesday as U.S. data that raised concerns…
Oil rises on hopes OPEC will extend supply cuts, weaker U.S. dollar
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil rose on Wednesday, gaining support due to signs that OPEC and allied producers will continue to…
Production date for Boeing’s long-haul 777-8 up in air as Qantas weighs options
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The date of entry into service of Boeing Co’s ultra-long-range 777-8 wide-body airliner will depend partly on…
Southeast Asia’s mobile payments face shakeout as market booms
HO CHI MINH CITY/HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Just next to Ho Chi Minh City’s financial district, two dozen street vendors’…
U.S., Chinese teams working on Phase 1 trade deal text: Mnuchin
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin speaks about sanctions against Turkey at a news briefing at the White House in Washington,…
Embattled drugmaker Indivior raises forecasts on Suboxone strength
(Reuters) – Indivior Plc on Tuesday raised its full-year forecasts as the embattled British drugmaker’s best-selling opioid addiction drug Suboxone…
Fewer emergency surgeries, more deaths in British hospitals vs U.S.
(Reuters Health) – When patients in England or the U.S. have abdominal emergencies like appendicitis or a ruptured aneurysm, half…
Scientists find how deadly malaria parasite jumped from gorillas to humans
LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists who resurrected a 50,000-year-old gene sequence have analyzed it to figure out how the world’s deadliest…
Final Thomas Cook holiday-makers to fly home to Britain
FILE PHOTO: An Airbus A320 of Thomas Cook Airlines lands at Duesseldorf Airport, Germany September 23, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay LONDON…
HSBC to cut up to 10,000 jobs in drive to slash costs: FT
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a logo of HSBC at its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 6, 2019.…
FDA green lights AstraZeneca’s asthma drug Fasenra for self-administration
FILE PHOTO: A sign is seen at an AstraZeneca site in Macclesfield, England, May 19, 2014. REUTERS/Phil Noble (Reuters) –…
Paralyzed man walks again with brain-controlled exoskeleton
LONDON (Reuters) – A man paralyzed from the shoulders down has been able to walk using a pioneering four-limb robotic…
Vectura, Sandoz win ruling on inhaler packaging case against GSK
(Reuters) – Vectura Group said on Friday a British court had ruled in its favor on the packaging of a…
Australia to fund research on medicinal cannabis as demand grows
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia will provide A$3 million ($2.03 million) for research on the use of cannabis to help cancer…
Watchdog asked if UK’s Johnson merits misconduct probe
Authorities in London have asked an independent police watchdog to determine if a criminal investigation should be opened of British…
Results of GSK and AstraZeneca trials may widen ovarian cancer drug use
BARCELONA (Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline and AstraZeneca both reported trial results that will likely make their competing drugs available to a…
U.S. CDC recommends against using vapes with marijuana ingredient
(Reuters) – People should stop using e-cigarettes, especially those with marijuana ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), U.S. public health officials recommended on…
China criticizes new U.S. sanctions over Iranian oil deals
BEIJING/NEW YORK (Reuters) – China on Thursday criticized the United States for imposing new U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…
U.S. slaps new sanctions on Chinese entities over Iran oil
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States is imposing new sanctions on certain Chinese entities and people who it accuses…
Prudential, M&G to split in October into two FTSE 100 firms
FILE PHOTO: The logo of British life insurer Prudential is seen on their building in London, Britain March 17, 2019.…
Juul boss exits in vaping crisis as Philip Morris, Altria end merger talks
(Reuters) – The chief executive of e-cigarette maker Juul stepped down on Wednesday, with his company beset by a regulatory…
Thomas Cook Germany in rescue talks with investors
BERLIN (Reuters) – Thomas Cook’s German tour business filed for insolvency on Wednesday in a move aimed at separating its…
Aston Martin secures $150 million from bond issue
FILE PHOTO: The Aston Martin Lagonda Vision Concept car is pictured during the 88th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva,…
Oil drops to lowest since Aramco attacks after Trump scolds China
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil prices plunged more than 2% on Tuesday to their lowest since the Sept. 14 attacks on…
Mexico tourism mostly unaffected by Thomas Cook closure: ministry
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The collapse of British travel firm Thomas Cook will not have a “significant impact” on Mexico’s…
Germany offers Thomas Cook’s Condor 380 million euro bridging loan
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will guarantee a 380 million euro ($418.6 million)bridging loan for Condor, the German airline owned by…
About 45 Tunisian hotels affected by the collapse of Thomas Cook
TUNIS (Reuters) – About 45 hotels have been affected in Tunisia after the collapse of Thomas Cook, and the government…
As Thomas Cook customers return home, blame game begins
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson and unions questioned the part played by Thomas Cook’s richly rewarded bosses…
Trump’s China trade rhetoric turns harsh at U.N., says won’t take ‘bad deal’
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a stinging rebuke to China’s trade practices on Tuesday at the…
Big companies commit to slash emissions ahead of U.N. climate summit
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Almost 90 big companies in sectors from food to cement to telecommunications are pledging to slash…
M&S suffers fresh blow as finance chief quits
(Reuters) – Marks & Spencer Group Plc (MKS.L) said on Saturday its chief financial officer, Humphrey Singer, was stepping down…
Trump signs order aimed at development of better flu vaccines
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump walks to address the media before boarding Marine One for a trip to New…
Military strike against Iran would result in ‘all-out war’: Zarif
DUBAI (Reuters) – Any U.S. or Saudi military strike against Iran would bring “all-out war”, Tehran said on Thursday, keeping…
Burger King scraps plastic toys in children’s meals, launches amnesty
(Reuters) – Burger King will stop handing out plastic toys in its children’s meals and said on Thursday it was…
Factbox: Animal health sector aims to emulate Zoetis biotech leap
FILE PHOTO: Moose, a six-year-old English Bulldog with B-cell lymphoma, receives trial medical treatment at the Tufts Veterinary Medical School…
Biotech is going to the dogs – and big profits await
(Reuters) – For Jessica Lescault there is no question that her 6-year old English bulldog “Moose” deserves cutting-edge biotechnology cancer…
Banker tells German fraud trial he made millions from ‘astronomical’ trades
BONN (Reuters) – A British investment banker at the center of Germany’s biggest fraud trial told judges on Thursday he…
Factbox: Animal health sector aims to emulate Zoetis biotech leap
FILE PHOTO: Moose, a six-year-old English Bulldog with B-cell lymphoma, receives trial medical treatment at the Tufts Veterinary Medical School…
Biotech is going to the dogs – and big profits await
(Reuters) – For Jessica Lescault there is no question that her 6-year old English bulldog “Moose” deserves cutting-edge biotechnology cancer…
Sick and elderly: Some EU nationals struggle to prove UK residency ahead of Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – Sonja Brain, 84, is losing her sight and bed-bound in hospital after a cancerous tumor was removed…
France and Germany united on strategy to fight global slowdown: French minister
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier and German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz arrive to attend…
Scientists release sterile mosquitoes in Burkina to fight malaria
SOUROUKOUDINGA, Burkina Faso (Reuters) – Scientists in Burkina Faso have deployed a new weapon in the fight against malaria, and…
After LSE’s sharp rebuff, HKEX begins investor charm offensive
LONDON (Reuters) – Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (0388.HK) is embarking on a three-week charm offensive with London Stock Exchange…
‘Sugar Tax’ on sweet treats could slim waistlines: Study
People often lose money through taxes but can a new “sugar tax” also help them lose weight? A new study…
Europe orders urgent Airbus helicopter checks after Norway crash
OSLO (Reuters) – European regulators have ordered immediate checks on recently delivered versions of some Airbus helicopters after a crash…
Johnson to suspend UK Parliament after latest Brexit defeat
The simmering showdown between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Britain’s Parliament over Brexit came to a head as lawmakers delivered…