Dassault Systemes targets life sciences with $5.8 billion Medidata deal
France’s Dassault Systemes moved to build up its life sciences presence with a $5.8 billion cash deal to buy Medidata Solutions, a U.S. firm focused...
Skoda Auto’s May deliveries drop 6.6% on weaker Chinese market
Global deliveries for Skoda Auto, part of the Volkswagen group, dropped by 6.6% to 104,900 vehicles in May, pulled down by a weaker overall market...
Baseball’s David Ortiz walks after surgery; second man arrested in shooting
David Ortiz, a retired Red Sox star, took a few steps on Tuesday in his Boston hospital room after surgery for a gunshot wound he...
Hong Kong police fire tear gas in running battles with extradition bill protesters
Hong Kong police fired multiple volleys of tear gas at demonstrators who threw plastic bottles in running battles outside the city’s legislature, angry at an...
Burden sharing with U.S. is about more than military spending: German conservative
The United States must contribute to international efforts to protect the climate and help Europe respond to the challenge of a rising China, the German...
Ford opens new research center in Tel Aviv
U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co said on Wednesday it opened a research center in Tel Aviv, becoming one of several global automakers beefing up operations...
U.S. companies sued over London’s deadly Grenfell Tower fire
Defects in products made by U.S. companies ignited and fueled the catastrophic 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London that killed 72 people, according to a...
Iran to ask Japan’s Abe to mediate over U.S. oil sanctions: officials
Iran plans to ask Japan to mediate between Tehran and Washington to ease oil sanctions imposed by the United States, Iranian officials told Reuters ahead...
KKR offers 40% premium to buy out Axel Springer minorities
Funds controlled by U.S. private equity investor KKR on Wednesday offered 63 euros a share to buy out minority shareholders in Axel Springer in a...
KKR says investment pact with Springer valid for five years
U.S. private equity investor KKR said on Wednesday its investment agreement with the main shareholders in German publisher Axel Springer, under which it is making...