By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – E-cigarette company Juul Labs Inc and its former largest investor, Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc, will face their first U.S. trial this week over claims that the[...]
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Health
Musk’s brain implant company in search of human trials partner
By Marisa Taylor and Rachael Levy (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink has approached one of the biggest U.S. neurosurgery centers as a potential clinical trials partner[...]
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Australia’s Estia Health surges after $517.7 million bid from Bain Capital
(Reuters) -Australian aged-care provider Estia Health Ltd said on Friday it received a non-binding buyout proposal from U.S. private investment firm Bain Capital for A$775.1 million ($517.77 million),[...]
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Hershey looking to remove lead, cadmium from chocolate -CFO
By Jessica DiNapoli HERSHEY, Pennsylvania (Reuters) -Hershey Co is looking to reduce “trace” amounts of lead and cadmium in its chocolate, chief financial officer Steve Voskiul told Reuter[...]
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Factbox-Warren Buffett’s investments in financial firms
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett has been in discussions with senior Biden administration officials about the banking crisis, leading some to speculate that Buffett[...]
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Moderna CEO defends $130 US COVID vaccine price in Senate hearing
By Patrick Wingrove and Leroy Leo (Reuters) -Moderna Inc’s chief executive on Wednesday defended the company’s plan to quadruple the price of its COVID-19 vaccine, telling a U.S. Senate co[...]
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US business equipment borrowings grow 11% in February – ELFA
(Reuters) – U.S. companies borrowed 11% more in February than last year to finance equipment investments, industry body Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) said on Wednesday.[...]
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J&J to seek U.S. Supreme Court review on unit’s bankruptcy
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson said on Wednesday that it would ask the U.S. Supreme Court to revive its effort to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits over its talc produc[...]
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U.S. board finds problems with safety devices on train that derailed in Ohio
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. safety board said on Tuesday it found anomalies in pressure relief devices (PRDs) of the freight train operated by Norfolk Southern Corp that de[...]
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