Novartis wins Medicaid approval for new sickle cell drug in key U.S. states
Novartis AG has secured Medicaid coverage for a pricey new sickle cell disease therapy in two U.S. states just weeks after winning U.S. approval, following an...
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Aramco, Alibaba rescue sluggish 2019 global ECM market
Giant listings by Saudi Aramco and Alibaba rescued a sluggish year for equity capital markets (ECM) in 2019 after a string of shelved initial public offerings...
Ruling on Ryanair bid to delay COO's easyJet move set for December 23
The Irish High Court will rule on Monday Dec. 23 on whether Ryanair can prevent its operations chief Peter Bellew from joining arch-rival easyJet until 2021,...
Stock futures at record high as trade optimism lingers
U.S. stock index futures ticked to fresh record highs on Friday as investors stayed optimistic that Washington and Beijing would sign a long-awaited trade treaty early...
J&J to buy remaining stake in Verb Surgical to strengthen digital surgery portfolio
Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it would acquire the remaining stake in Verb Surgical Inc, from Verily, Alphabet Inc's life sciences division.
Shell sees $2.3 billion charges, trims output estimate
Royal Dutch Shell said on Friday it expects impairment charges of up to $2.3 billion in the fourth quarter and trimmed its forecast for quarterly oil...
Stocks hit record high, sterling endures rough week
World stocks touched record highs on Friday, as trading wound down before the year-end holidays, while the British pound was heading toward its worst week for...
Shell writes down up to $2.3 billion on weaker economic outlook
Royal Dutch Shell said on Friday it expects to write down up to $2.3 billion in the fourth quarter, the latest major energy company forced to...
Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems to suspend production of 737 MAX parts
Boeing Co's biggest supplier, Spirit AeroSystems Inc , said on Friday it would temporarily halt production of 737 MAX parts beginning Jan. 1.
Veteran watchdog Bailey to guide Bank of England through Brexit
Britain's new government named Andrew Bailey as the Bank of England's next boss on Friday, entrusting a veteran regulator and technocrat with steering the economy and...
How to save on holiday gifts and help the planet at the same time
The logical next step for people who recycle, shun single-use plastics and bring their own grocery bags is buying refurbished electronics and clothes on the secondary...
French telco Orange found guilty over workers' suicides in landmark ruling
French telecoms group Orange and its former CEO Didier Lombard were guilty of "moral harassment" that prompted a spate of suicides during a restructuring at the...
ViacomCBS to take 49% stake in film studio Miramax for $375 million
Media company ViacomCBS Inc said on Friday it would take a 49% stake in film studio Miramax, owned by Qatar's BeIN Media Group, for $375 million.
Graphic: For veteran Netflix shareholders, it's been a very good decade
For long-term shareholders of Netflix , the end of December marks an extremely rewarding decade.
France fines Google $167 million for opaque ad platform rules
France's competition watchdog on Friday fined Google 150 million euros ($167 million) for abusing its dominant market position by applying opaque and unpredictable rules on its...