By Tannur Anders and Promit Mukherjee JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Three major jolts in as many years coupled with the once unthinkable possibility of a power grid collapse have spooked reinsurers i[...]
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Exclusive-ICU Medical to compete against GE Healthcare for Medtronic units -sources
By David Carnevali NEW YORK (Reuters) – ICU Medical Inc has teamed up with a private equity firm to challenge GE Healthcare Technologies Inc in its pursuit of two medical technology businesses t[...]
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Carl Icahn wants to bring back Illumina’s ex-CEO -WSJ
(Reuters) – Carl Icahn wants former Illumina CEO Jay Flatley back at the U.S. life sciences firm, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, as the activist investor intensifies his proxy fi[...]
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Exclusive-Ramsay, Sime Darby plan to revive sale of Asia healthcare venture- sources
By Yantoultra Ngui and Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Australia’s largest private hospital operator Ramsay Health Care and Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby plan to revive the sale of[...]
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US pharmacy chain CVS to bolster customer privacy protection after shareholder push
(Reuters) – CVS Health Corp will enhance its data privacy disclosures following a shareholder proposal that asked the pharmacy chain to address concerns around threats to customers’ reprod[...]
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U.S. sues Walmart for firing deli worker with Crohn’s disease
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Walmart Inc has been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which on Tuesday accused the largest U.S. retailer of illegally firing a Nor[...]
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Stop insuring carbon projects ‘immediately’, activists tell bosses
By Tom Sims and Simon Jessop FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) -A group of climate activists has called on 30 insurance company bosses to “immediately” stop underwriting new fossil fuel projects[...]
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CVS expects to close $8 billion Signify deal this week
(Reuters) – CVS Health Corp said on Monday it expects to complete its acquisition of healthcare services company Signify Health this week, subject to certain conditions, potentially ending month[...]
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Pakistan defers decision on drug price rise as pharma firms struggle
(Adds names of medicines in short supply, paragraph 11) By Ariba Shahid and Asif Shahzad KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -Pakistan on Monday deferred a decision on a request by pharmaceutical firms to rai[...]
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