Allergan plans sales of women’s health, infectious disease units
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Drugmaker Allergan Plc (AGN.N) plans to sell off its women’s health and infectious disease businesses as…
Rolls-Royce says tripling capacity to fix Trent 1000 engine problems
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Rolls-Royce (RR.L) said it would add maintenance facilities and people to triple its capacity to fix…
Facebook’s size no barrier to deals in new areas: executive
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (Reuters) – Facebook Inc believes it could acquire other large companies without running afoul of antitrust…
Starbucks shuts 8,000 stores for anti-bias training
(Reuters) – Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) appealed to customers for forgiveness in a row over racial profiling on Tuesday, saying its…
?? Turkey, ?? Russia: Anger over ?? US backing of Kurdish forces
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that the formation of a zone controlled by US-backed fighters could lead…
WHO’s Congo Ebola plan assumes 100-300 cases over three months
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization assumes 100-300 cases of Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo between May and…
U.S. to continue trade actions against China: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday that it will continue pursuing action on trade with China, days…
Shares fall on Italian turmoil, euro near 6-1/2 month lows
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares fell on Tuesday and the euro hovered near 6-1/2 month lows as early elections loomed…
US and EU again at odds over Airbus subsidies at WTO
GENEVA (Reuters) – The European Union told the World Trade Organization’s dispute settlement body on Monday that it had acted…
Britain could sell 10 percent stake in RBS as soon as this week: Sky News
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain could sell a 10 percent stake in Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L) as soon as this…
Germany grills Daimler boss over extent of Vito van emissions fix
BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s Transport Ministry quizzed Daimler (DAIGn.DE) Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche on Monday over how many Mercedes-Benz vans…
Poland seeks permanent US troop presence, offers financing
Poland’s defense minister says he has held talks with U.S. officials about having thousands of American troops permanently stationed as…
Civil rights advisers hope Starbucks’ anti-bias training sets example
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Black leaders who are advising Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) on its anti-bias training program, which begins Tuesday,…
Oil falls as OPEC, Russia look to raise output amid U.S. surge
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday, extending even steeper declines from Friday, as Saudi Arabia and Russia said…
Oil prices fall as top three producers look to boost supplies
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday, extending a steep decline in the previous session, as the market eyed…
How will new front in Syria war impact US-Turkey ties? | Inside Story
Inside Story began this year asking whether 2018 would see the end of the near seven-year-long war in Syria. Latest…
Australia orders recall of further 1.1 million cars fitted with Takata air bags
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia on Monday increased the size of its biggest compulsory product recall as it said an additional…
As clock ticks, doubts grow over Kinder Morgan’s Canada oil pipe expansion
VANCOUVER/WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – As a hard deadline set by Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd (KML.TO) for scrapping a key pipeline…
Tencent chairman pledges to advance China chip industry after ZTE ‘wake-up’ call: reports
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Tencent Holdings chairman pledged to advance China’s semiconductor industry, saying the blow to ZTE Corp from…
Qualcomm to meet China regulators in push to clear $44 billion NXP deal: sources
BEIJING (Reuters) – Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) is expecting to meet this week in Beijing with China’s antitrust regulators in a…
T-Mobile says ex-Trump campaign manager advising on Sprint merger
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – T-Mobile US (TMUS.O) said it is getting advice on its proposed $26 billion merger with Sprint Corp…
FBI warns Russians hacked hundreds of thousands of routers
(Reuters) – The FBI warned on Friday that Russian computer hackers had compromised hundreds of thousands of home and office…
Exclusive: Tesla flies in new battery production line for Gigafactory
FRANKFURT/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla Inc has flown six planes full of robots and equipment from Europe to California in…
S&P, Dow fall as oil drop hurts energy; chipmakers boost Nasdaq
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Dow eased on Friday after a steep drop in oil prices…
U.S. jury fails to reach verdict in latest J&J talc trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A South Carolina jury on Friday could not agree on a verdict in a case of…
U.S. reaches deal to keep China’s ZTE in business: congressional aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration told lawmakers the U.S. government has reached a deal to put Chinese telecommunications company…
U.S. jury fails to reach verdict in latest J&J talc trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A South Carolina jury on Friday could not agree on a verdict in a case of…
Investors find little appetite for consumer staples
(Reuters) – The consumer staples index .SPLRCS, the S&P 500’s biggest laggard for 2018, could have further to fall and…
New privacy law forces some U.S. media offline in Europe
LONDON (Reuters) – Major U.S.-media outlets including the LA Times and Chicago Tribune were forced to shutter their websites in…
Icahn sells some of his Herbalife shares, remains biggest investor
BOSTON (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said on Friday that he sold some of his shares in Herbalife (HLF.N)…
Wall Street slips as oil slump drags energy stocks
(Reuters) – The S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were slightly lower on Friday as a steep…
North Korea holds military parade on eve of Pyeongchang Olympics
North Korea held a massive military parade highlighted by intercontinental ballistic missiles in its capital on Thursday, just one day…
Russia’s ex-US envoy: Trump wants better ties with Russia
“Toxic” political infighting is preventing U.S. President Donald Trump from improving relations with Moscow, Russia’s former?ambassador?in the United States and…
Daimler threatened with recall of over 600,000 diesel models: Spiegel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Daimler faces a recall order for more than 600,000 diesel-engine vehicles including C-Class and G-Class models because…
Oily fish still a good habit for heart health, U.S. doctors say
(Reuters Health) – People who eat at least two servings a week of oily fish like salmon, mackerel, herring and…
Pressured by industry, U.S. EPA slows formaldehyde study release: documents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, under pressure from the chemical industry, has delayed release of a study…
FDA approves BioMarin rare metabolic disorder drug, shares rise
(Reuters) – U.S. regulators on Thursday approved BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc’s Palynziq for adults with phenylketonuria, a rare metabolic disorder, sending…
Australian anti-trust watchdog loses appeal against Pfizer over Lipitor sales
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – An Australian court dismissed an appeal by the nation’s anti-trust watchdog in a case against Pfizer Inc…
Stock futures steady as North Korea keeps talks on table, oil weighs
(Reuters) – U.S. stock market futures steadied on Friday, helped by a measured response by North Korea to President Donald…
Mexico’s Pena Nieto ‘optimistic’ on NAFTA as country makes new offer
MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Thursday expressed optimism about NAFTA talks that have been thrown…
Exclusive: U.S. bill would force tech companies to disclose foreign software probes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. tech companies would be forced to disclose if they allowed American adversaries, like Russia and China,…
UAW accuses Musk of threatening Tesla workers over unionization
(Reuters) – The United Auto Workers union (UAW) has filed a complaint accusing Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk…
Pfizer to pay $23.85 million to resolve U.S. kickbacks case
(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) has agreed to pay $23.85 million to resolve allegations it illegally paid kickbacks to Medicare…
Ebola patients slip out of Congo hospital as medics try to control outbreak
MBANDAKA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Three patients infected with the Ebola virus slipped out of an isolation ward…
Comcast prepares to top Disney’s $50 billion offer for Fox
(Reuters) – Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O) confirmed on Wednesday it was preparing a higher, all-cash offer for most of the media…
Wall Street edges lower as Trump adds to trade talks uncertainty
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks were slightly lower on Wednesday after President Donald Trump’s latest comments fueled skepticism over U.S.-China trade…
U.S. Senate panel to hold hearing on Sprint T-Mobile merger
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate Committee plans to hold a hearing on June 27 on the proposed $26.5 billion…
Facebook users unite! ‘Data Labour Union’ launches in Netherlands
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Activists in Amsterdam on Wednesday launched the ‘Datavakbond’ or “data labor union”, which hopes to elect leaders…
China signals to state giants: ‘Buy American’ oil and grains
SINGAPORE/BEIJING (Reuters) – China will import record volumes of U.S. oil and is likely to ship more U.S. soy after…
Trump calls for new ‘structure’for U.S.-China trade deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signaled a new direction in U.S.-China trade talks and said any…
U.S.-China trade deal ‘too hard to get done,’ Trump says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signaled a new direction in U.S. and China’s trade talks, saying…
Tesla trims up to $14,000 off Model X in China after tariff cuts
BEIJING (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) has slashed up to $14,000 off its Model X in China after Beijing announced…
China’s ZTE estimates at least $3.1 billion loss from U.S. sanctions: Bloomberg
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ZTE Corp is estimating losses of at least 20 billion yuan ($3.1 billion) due to Washington’s…
Trump floats management changes instead of sanctions for China’s ZTE
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday floated a plan to fine ZTE Corp (000063.SZ) (0763.HK) and shake…
From Burkina to Zimbabwe, U.S. aid cuts squeeze family planning services
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – The Marie Stopes Ladies who drive from village to village in the remote north of Burkina Faso…