UBS expects to complete the acquisition of Credit Suisse as early as June 12

UBS expects to complete the acquisition of Credit Suisse as early as June 12

Credit Suisse will be merged with UBS after the deal is completed New group will oversee $5 trillion in assets The CEO of UBS has warned of painful decisions ahead UBS CEO: Still analyzing plan for Credit Suisse’s domestic business UBS shares rose slightly higher in premarket ZURICH, June 5 (Reuters) – UBS (UBSG.S) expects … Read more

S&P 500, Nasdaq climb as Apple hits record high

S&P 500, Nasdaq climb as Apple hits record high

Palo Alto wins by inclusion in S&P 500 index Apple climbs ahead at developer conference Indices: Dow down 0.25%, S&P up 0.22%, Nasdaq up 0.46% June 5 (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose on Monday as Apple hit an all-time high and investors weighed the chances of the Federal Reserve pausing rate … Read more

UnitedHealth offers more than $3 billion for home care company Amedisys

UnitedHealth offers more than  billion for home care company Amedisys

June 5 (Reuters) – UnitedHealth Group (UNH.N) made a surprise $3.26 billion cash offer on Monday to acquire Amedisys Inc (AMED.O), pitting itself against another healthcare company that was planning buy the home care and hospice business. Interest in the home healthcare sector has exploded since the pandemic as patients and caregivers increasingly prefer to … Read more

Mexican presidential party wins key state in elections

Mexican presidential party wins key state in elections

(1/9) Delfina Gomez, candidate for governor of the State of Mexico for the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), reacts after the preliminary results of the state election are announced, in Toluca, Mexico on June 4, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Romero MEXICO CITY, Jun 4 (Reuters) – The party of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was set to … Read more

AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso reduces the risk of death in certain postoperative lung cancer patients

AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso reduces the risk of death in certain postoperative lung cancer patients

LONDON, June 4 (Reuters) – AstraZeneca’s lung cancer therapy, Tagrisso, cut the risk of death by more than half in patients with some form of lung cancer who were diagnosed early enough to have their tumor surgically removed, study data showed. Tagrisso is already the crown jewel in the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker’s portfolio, raking in $5.4 … Read more

Airbus moves towards IndiGo order of 500 jets

Airbus moves towards IndiGo order of 500 jets

ISTANBUL, June 4 (Reuters) – Airbus (AIR.PA) has signed a potentially record deal for the sale of 500 narrow-body A320 jets to India’s largest airline IndiGo (INGL.NS), industry sources said on Sunday. The European aircraft maker has emerged as a front-runner for an order that overshadows Air India’s historic preliminary purchase of 470 jets in … Read more

Exclusive: Walt Disney’s Pixar targets ‘Lightyear’ execs among 75 job cuts

Exclusive: Walt Disney’s Pixar targets ‘Lightyear’ execs among 75 job cuts

(1/2) A screen displays the logo and a ticker symbol for The Walt Disney Company on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 14, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid June 3 (Reuters) – Walt Disney’s (DIS.N) Pixar Animation Studios has eliminated 75 positions, including that of two executives behind box … Read more

Death toll from train collision in India nears 300, another 850 injured

Death toll from train collision in India nears 300, another 850 injured

BHUBANESWAR, India, June 3 (Reuters) – The death toll from the collision of two Indian passenger trains in Odisha state has risen to 288 and more than 850 were injured, a government official told AFP on Saturday. deadliest in more than two decades. Sudhanshu Sarangi, director general of Odisha Fire Services, also said that “rescue … Read more

Grail says about 400 patients have been falsely informed that they may have cancer

Grail says about 400 patients have been falsely informed that they may have cancer

June 2 (Reuters) – Cancer test maker Grail Inc (GRAL.O) said on Friday that its telemedicine provider mistakenly sent letters to about 400 patients suggesting they may have developed cancer. Galleri, the flagship Grail blood test for cancer detection, is designed to detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear. The company, owned … Read more

Wall St Week Ahead: Rising US megacap stocks leave some wondering when to cash out

Wall St Week Ahead: Rising US megacap stocks leave some wondering when to cash out

NEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters) – As the US stock market continues its climb, investors who own shares of the huge technology and growth companies leading the way are debating whether to cash out or stay for the ride. A record $8.5 billion flowed into tech stocks last week, data from BofA Global Research showed, … Read more