S&P 500 slips as healthcare drags, investors eye G20 summit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 edged lower on Monday as losses by healthcare companies overshadowed gains in the…
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…
WarnerMedia names Ann Sarnoff as CEO of Warner Bros
FILE PHOTO: Ann Sarnoff, Chief Operating Officer of BBC Worldwide America, speaks during the 2011 Bloomberg Media Summit in New…
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…
Young women smokers at much higher risk of deadly heart attack
While smoking boosts the likelihood of heart attack in both men and women of all ages, it has a much…
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…
Music playlists could help dementia patients
Personalized music playlists that rekindle memories of childhood and happy moments may bring joy to dementia patients, because music can…
Teleflex recalls breathing tubes worldwide after reports of 4 deaths
(Reuters) – Teleflex Inc said on Monday it plans to recall some lots of its Hudson RCI Sheridan endotracheal tubes…
Storm strikes Kansas City, St Louis, Nashville and Charleston
The extreme weather phenomena started in central Nebraska in the predawn hours on Friday and traveled all the way to…
Iran says its airspace is fully safe and secure: Tasnim
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization said on Saturday the country’s airspace was safe for airlines to fly through,…
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…
Velodyne Lidar hires bankers for an IPO: Business Insider
A Velodyne LiDAR sensor is seen mounted on a self-driving vehicle during a self-racing cars event at Thunderhill Raceway in…
‘Brain fever’ blamed for India child deaths preventable: doctors
MUZAFFARPUR, India (Reuters) – Five-year-old Soni Khatun was playing in the midday sun last week when she began to vomit…
China bans pig imports from Laos due to African swine fever
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Friday it has banned direct and indirect imports of pigs, wild boars and related…
FDA declines to approve Daiichi Sankyo’s blood cancer treatment
(Reuters) – Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo Co said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve its…
China reports new African swine fever outbreaks in Guizhou province
FILE PHOTO: Pigs are seen at a family farm in Fuyang, Anhui province, China December 5, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer BEIJING (Reuters)…
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…
Missouri orders lone abortion clinic to close; judge keeps it open for now
ST. LOUIS (Reuters) – Missouri health officials on Friday refused to renew the license of the state’s only abortion clinic,…
Camp prep can make summers better for kids
(Reuters Health) – Kids may have a much better – and safer – time at summer camp when parents plan…
Average pregnant woman in U.S. may have poor nutrition
(Reuters Health) – Many pregnant women in the U.S. may not be getting enough of certain crucial nutrients, while others…
Thailand bans pig imports from Laos after African swine fever outbreak
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand will ban pig imports from Laos for 90 days after its neighbor confirmed the first outbreak…
Scientists say dinosaur fossils found at Colorado construction site belonged to a triceratops.
Paleontologists from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science quickly got to work identifying the partial skeleton found in Highlands…
Cops think body found in California river is an automotive writer who went missing in early June
David Gordon Johnson, 44, was reported missing June 5 and the motorcycle he was to write about was discovered two…
An Ohio mom dropped off her infant at daycare. The baby was ‘lifeless’ when she picked her up
“So I go to walk out the door and I close the door behind me, so I’m like, ‘Hey, mama…
Bang-up week on Wall Street ends with a whimper
(Reuters) – Wall Street edged lower on Friday, as U.S. Vice President Mike Pence’s decision to defer a speech on…
Huawei files lawsuit against U.S. Commerce Department over seized equipment: filing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Huawei Technologies Co Inc filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Commerce Department on Friday challenging whether telecommunications…
Brazil’s Petrobras pays $700 million to Vantage Drilling after court decision
FILE PHOTO: Brazil’s state-run Petrobras oil company headquarters is pictured in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 27, 2019. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes…
General Electric to scrap California power plant 20 years early
NEW YORK (Reuters) – General Electric Co said on Friday it plans to demolish a large power plant it owns…
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…
Exclusive: Exxon’s $53 billion Iraq deal hit by contract snags, Iran tensions – sources
BASRA, Iraq/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Just weeks ago, U.S. energy giant ExxonMobil looked poised to move ahead with a $53 billion…
Citi sees case for Fed to lower rates by 50 bps in July
FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a Citibank logo displayed outside the Citibank Plaza in Hong Kong July 28, 2014.…
Fed officials face weak inflation, but split over what it means
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. Federal Reserve officials were divided Friday over how seriously to treat a slide in inflation,…
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…
Amazon gets U.S. patent to use delivery drones for surveillance service
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics centre in Boves, France, January 19, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal…
Youth with chronic physical ailments more prone to mental illness
(Reuters Health) – Children and young adults with chronic conditions like asthma, diabetes, and ADHD may be more likely to…
Heart problems may hasten cognitive decline
(Reuters Health) – Adults with clogged arteries carrying blood to the heart may be more prone to cognitive decline than…
FDA approves drug for loss of sexual desire in women
(Reuters) – The U.S. drug regulator on Friday approved Palatin Technologies and Amag Pharmaceuticals’ drug to restore sexual desire in…
An Alaska teen is accused of killing her friend after a man she met online told her he’d pay $9 million for videos of the murder
The 18-year-old from Anchorage, Alaska, had developed an online relationship with Darin Schilmiller, 21, of Indiana, who posed as a…
Dallas shooting: Newspaper photographer came face to face with the active shooter
The Dallas Morning News staff photographer had just arrived at the Earle Cabell Federal Building to cover a trial when…
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…
U.S. firms say China tariffs will raise costs, see few sourcing alternatives
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A wide range of U.S. companies told a hearing in Washington on Monday that they have few…
Pfizer makes $10.6 billion cancer bet in cash deal for Array Biopharma
(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc on Monday said it would buy Array Biopharma Inc for $10.64 billion in cash, a deal…
Senator Rubio targets Huawei over patents
FILE PHOTO: Senator Marco Rubio questions witnesses before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about “worldwide threats” on Capitol Hill in…
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…
Bah humbug! Trump’s plan for more China tariffs to hit festive shoppers
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – This year’s holiday season could be tighter for many Americans if the U.S. government imposes tariffs…
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…
Israel’s Zebra Medical gets FDA ok for brain bleeds product
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Zebra Medical Vision, an Israel medical imaging analytics company, said on Monday it received its third…
Eleven U.S. cancer centers get to charge more for care
For several decades, certain cancer centers have been allowed by the U.S. government to charge more for the care they…
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. records 22 new measles cases, bringing year’s total to 1,044
(Reuters) – The United States recorded 22 new measles cases last week, bringing the year’s total number of cases to…
Genetics research gets help from social media
(Reuters Health) – Researchers have harnessed the power of social media to build a genetic database, according to a new…
When elders leave hospital, falls are big reason they return
(Reuters Health) – Preventing falls among elderly patients who’ve just left the hospital is an important part of keeping them…
Common nerve pain drug linked to suicidal behavior, overdose
(Reuters Health) – A class of medications used for nerve and muscle pain, including the popular drug Lyrica, increases users’…
Common nerve pain drug linked to suicidal behavior, overdose
(Reuters Health) – A class of medications used for nerve and muscle pain, including the popular drug Lyrica, increases users’…