Reuters. File photo. Johnson & Johnson’s corporate logo is displayed on a screen to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the company’s listing on the New York New York Stock Exchange. By Manas Mishra. (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson agreed on Wednesday to buy Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc. for about $6.5Read More →
© Reuters. Passengers wear masks at Hong Kong West Kowloon High Speed Train Station Terminus, before temporary closing, following the coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong HONG KONG (Reuters) – Trade unions in Hong Kong, including hospital and rail workers, are threatening to go on strike unless the government closes theRead More →
U.S. stocks recovered from overnight losses to touch new records midday Wednesday, after remarks by President Trump suggested the U.S. and Iran were refraining from further military action in the aftermath of attacks on U.S. bases overnight in retaliation for last week’s killing of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani by AmericanRead More →
© Reuters. French Strikes Against Macron Pension Reform Enter Second Month (Bloomberg) — Strikes against French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed pension reform entered their second month with no clear end in sight, as unions prepare for two more days of street protests, with some planning more radical actions. Prime MinisterRead More →
By Andrew Galbraith SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Asian shares extended their New Year’s rally on Friday after Wall Street struck another record high on fresh Chinese stimulus while oil spiked after U.S. air strikes in Iraq heightened geopolitical tensions. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan () touched its highestRead More →
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Deutsche Lufthansa sign is seen in front of the airport terminal at Cairo International Airport in Cairo BERLIN (Reuters) – German cabin crew union UFO said arbitration talks with Lufthansa (DE:) on Sunday had failed and its members could stage strikes any time from now on,Read More →
Two days before Uber’s UBER, +0.00% IPO, thousands of rideshare drivers across Americaembarked on a day of strikes and rallies to protest their slim pay as the company’s founders, executives and investors are poised to make loads of money going public. Part of what made Wednesday’s events noteworthy is thatRead More →
