Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Analysis-Can the new CVS CEO handle the Aetna challenge?
By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) - As CVS Health's new CEO David Joyner steps into the top job after Karen Lynch's quick departure on Friday, Wall Street analysts and some investors are questioning ...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2024
Novo Nordisk's oral diabetes drug cuts heart-related risks by 14% in study
(Reuters) - Novo Nordisk said on Monday an oral version of its drug semaglutide, helped significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in patients in a late-stage study. The drug, Rybelsus, he...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2024
CITIC to sell stake in McDonald's China, Hong Kong business for $430.3 million
(Reuters) - China's state-owned CITIC Ltd has agreed to sell its 19.23% stake in Fast Food Holdings, the company behind McDonald's China and Hong Kong operations, to Trustar Fast Food Holdings for $43...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2024
China central bank conducts first operations under swap facility to bolster stock market
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's central bank said it conducted its first operations under a swap facility designed to bolster the stock market, exchanging assets worth 50 billion yuan ($7.03 billion) with...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2024
S&P 500 futures steady as earnings-heavy week looms; Boeing rises
(Reuters) - Futures tracking the benchmark S&P 500 and the Dow were little changed on Monday, while Nasdaq futures slipped as investors awaited earnings reports that could either disrupt Wall Street's...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2024
India, China arrive on border patrolling pact to resolve conflict, India's top diplomat says
By Krishn Kaushik NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India and China have arrived on a patrolling arrangement along their disputed frontier in the Himalayas and it can lead to disengagement and resolution of a conf...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2024
Singapore port authority reports fire onboard tanker in East Johor Straits
(Reuters) - The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) on Monday said it received an alert about an engine room fire onboard a Malta-flagged tanker, the MED ATLANTIC, which was anchored in the...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2024
Vietnam parliament elects military general Cuong as state president
By Khanh Vu HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's parliament elected on Monday army general Luong Cuong as the new state president in a widely anticipated move that is expected to bring some stability to Vietna...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2024
Microsoft to allow autonomous AI agent development starting next month
By Aditya Soni (Reuters) - Microsoft will allow customers to build autonomous artificial intelligence agents starting in November, the software giant said on Monday, in its latest move to tap the boom...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2024
Italian tech company Bending Spoons has eye on US for potential IPO
By Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) - The head of Italy's Bending Spoons says Milan is a great location for a start-up but he would probably favour New York were the tech company that owns services such...
Thomson Reuters Oct 21, 2024