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5 years ago

Judge summons drug company CEOs to court to discuss opioid settlement: source

The chief executives of the three largest U.S. drug distributors and a drugmaker have been summoned to appear before a federal judge to discuss a proposal to resolve thousands of lawsuits alleging they fueled the U.S. opioid crisis, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday.



5 years ago

Stocks, sterling rise on long-awaited Brexit deal

A deal on Britain's departure agreed with the European Union sent sterling to a five-month high on Thursday and hoisted European stocks to a year-and-a-half peak before doubts about UK parliamentary support hauled them back.



5 years ago

Cannabis legislation progresses, yet US companies and US cannabis investors are moving in reverse

Legislation to legalize and regulate cannabis in the U.S. continues to gain steam but commercial and investment banks are moving in the opposite direction.

5 years ago

Fitbit in healthcare partnership to take on Apple Watch

Fitbit Inc is developing a method to detect irregular heart rhythm in time through a partnership with Bristol-Myers Squibb-Pfizer Alliance, as the wearable device maker looks to match a feature available on rival Apple Inc's Watch.



5 years ago

White House adviser says there is momentum for initial China trade pact

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Thursday there was momentum to finalize the initial phase of a U.S.-China trade deal that was outlined last week, and it may be signed at the APEC forum next month in Chile.



5 years ago

Volkswagen gets more time from U.S., auditor to comply with diesel settlement terms

Volkswagen will get 90 more days to test its compliance programs required under a criminal plea agreement with the U.S. government after an emissions cheating scandal, the German carmaker said on Thursday.



5 years ago

Ford partners with Volkswagen, Amazon to build charging network for cars

Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it was teaming up with Volkswagen AG and Amazon.com to give its future electric car customers a range of charging options from highways to homes.



5 years ago

Morgan Stanley executives offer cautious outlook after profit beat

Morgan Stanley reported a higher-than-expected profit on Thursday, bolstered by strength in bond trading and M&A advisory, but executives were careful not to sound too optimistic about the rest of the year.



5 years ago

UAW deal with GM to end strike includes pay raises, but three plants would close

The United Auto Workers union wrung higher pay and better coverage for temporary workers from General Motors Co as part of its tentative deal to end a month-long U.S. strike, but the deal would also allow the automaker to move forward with closing three plants, the union said on Thursday.



5 years ago

Wall Street higher on strong earnings, Brexit deal

U.S. stocks rose on Thursday on the back of strong earnings from Netflix and Morgan Stanley, with Britain's preliminary last-minute deal with the European Union adding to the upbeat mood.



5 years ago

Union Pacific misses profit expectations amid trade war, to cut spending, jobs

Railroad operator Union Pacific Corp on Thursday reported quarterly profit that missed analysts' estimates and said it would cut capital spending and jobs as the multi-front U.S. trade war worsens an industry-wide freight volume slump.



5 years ago

NTSB to determine probable cause of fatal Uber self-driving crash

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold a Nov. 19 hearing to determine the probable cause of a March 2018 Uber Technologies Inc self-driving vehicle crash that killed a pedestrian in Arizona.



5 years ago

Saudi Aramco delays planned IPO: FT

Saudi Aramco has delayed the planned launch of its initial public offering (IPO), the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing three people familiar with the matter.



5 years ago

Renault warns sales to fall in 2019 as automakers struggle

France's Renault on Thursday cut its revenue guidance for 2019 further and lowered its profitability forecast, citing difficulties in markets such as Turkey and Argentina as carmakers grapple with a broad-based slump in auto sales.



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