2+ hour, 14+ min ago   (160+ words) Sept 13 (Reuters) – GE HealthCare Technologies is in talks over a possible $1 billion deal to buy ​radiopharmaceutical developer Sofie Biosciences, ‌the Financial Times reported on Sunday citing people familiar with the matter. • A deal for ‌Sofie, ​which specializes in radioactive chemicals…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (301+ words) Sept 11 (Reuters) – AstraZeneca’s breast cancer pill failed to meet the main goal of improving progression-free survival in a late-stage trial, the company said ​on Friday, a week after the treatment received U.S. ‌approval. U.S.-listed shares of AstraZeneca…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (444+ words) By Yantoultra Ngui and Samuel Shen HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, Sept 11 (Reuters) – Chinese artificial intelligence chipmaker Shanghai Enflame Technology surged about 200% in its Shanghai debut on Friday, after the Tencent-backed company raised 6.12 billion yuan ($912 million) in its initial public ​offering. The…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (187+ words) Sept 11 (Reuters) – Global demand for electric vehicles rose for a sixth consecutive month in August, with ​Europe leading the growth, data ‌from UK-based research firm Benchmark Mineral Intelligence showed on Friday. Sales of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles show growing…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (361+ words) Sept 10 (Reuters) – Activist investment firm Barington Capital Group has taken a new stake in Bath & Body Works and is pushing the personal care brand to explore a sale, Bloomberg News reported ​on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Shares…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (360+ words) HELSINKI, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Finland should introduce a national permitting system for data centres to prevent the risk of power shortages and soaring energy prices, opposition parties said on Thursday ​following Google’s announcement of a large new investment in the ‌country....

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (526+ words) By Oliver Hirt and Marleen Kaesebier ZURICH, Sept 10 (Reuters) – A major shareholder in Novartis has called for a shake-up of the Swiss drugmaker’s board to improve corporate governance after its shares suffered a record fall this week following back-to-back trial…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (232+ words) BERLIN, Sept 10 (Reuters) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Thursday rejected French far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s plan to cancel ​a portion of France’s national debt, ‌calling it “financially dangerous” and legally impossible under EU law. Mélenchon has proposed cancelling…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (210+ words) BRUSSELS, Sept 10 (Reuters) – JD.com’s concessions to ease EU subsidy concerns about the Chinese e-commerce giant’s $2.5 ​billion purchase of German electronics retailer ‌Ceconomy have prompted criticism from competitors, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. They said the European Commission,…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (193+ words) WASHINGTON, Sept 10(Reuters) – U.S. wholesale inventories surged in July, the government confirmed on Thursday, potentially positioning ​inventories to contribute to economic growth ‌in the third quarter. Stocks at wholesalers jumped by an unrevised 1.3%, the Commerce Department’s Census Bureau said. Inventories,…...