GlaxoSmithKline bolstered its cancer drug development pipeline on Tuesday, agreeing to pay up to 3.7 billion euros ($4.2 billion) to Germany’s Merck KGaA for the rights to a next-generation immunotherapy.
Wall Street rose on Tuesday boosted by consumer discretionary and technology companies amid peak earnings, which have largely been positive so far, while investors wait for President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.
U.S. grains trader Archer Daniels Midland Co on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings that fell short of estimates as three of its four key business groups reported results below the same period a year earlier.
The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance will tie up with Alphabet Inc’s Google to develop autonomous taxis and other services using self-driving vehicles, the Nikkei reported on Tuesday.
Hedge fund Appaloosa LP has urged Allergan Plc’s board to separate the roles of chairman and chief executive officer, it said on Tuesday, a year after making a similar effort.
U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday, led by consumer discretionary and technology stocks following upbeat earnings, while investors wait for President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.
Viacom Inc announced another film production deal with Netflix Inc through its Nickelodeon kids division, fleshing out a strategy to produce more shows and movies for others as streaming video giants battle for viewers.
World stocks extended their white-hot start to the year on Tuesday, while the dollar was straining for a fourth day of gains as traders awaited U.S. President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.
Germany’s government could take stakes in key domestic companies to prevent foreign takeovers, its Economy Minister said on Tuesday, presenting a marked shift in industrial strategy he said was needed to safeguard the country’s prosperity.
Amazon.com Inc’s grocery service is slowly returning on its India website after the online retail giant faced disruption from revised e-commerce curbs which kicked in on Feb. 1.
Banks, insurers and other financial firms in Britain may have to come up with tougher targets for getting women into top jobs, UK financial services minister John Glen said on Tuesday.
Mickey McMaster is on his 12th pickup truck.
General Motors Co said Tuesday it will add 1,000 workers to build new heavy-duty pickup trucks at its plant in Flint, Michigan, and will give priority to GM workers who were laid off elsewhere.
General Electric is to pay 50 million euros ($57 million) for failing to meet a job creation target agreed when it took over French group Alstom’s energy business, the French Finance Ministry said on Tuesday.
U.S. grains trader Archer Daniels Midland Co on Tuesday missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit, hurt by higher expenses and lower margins in its origination business.
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