Medicaid expansion tied to fewer heart disease deaths
(Reuters Health) – With increased access to insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), known as Obamacare, fewer middle-aged people are dying from heart disease,...
Anadarko pressed Occidental for cash, expecting investor opposition: filing
Anadarko Petroleum exacted a top price for itself by repeatedly spurning Occidental Petroleum’s approaches and pushing for all-cash offers, reasoning the market might react negatively...
Thousands protest in Liberia against corruption, economic decline
Thousands of Liberians took to the streets of the capital, Monrovia, on Friday to protest against the corruption and economic decline that many blame on...
Blues favored to close Bruins out in 6
St. Louis is one victory from claiming the city’s first Stanley Cup title, and oddsmakers believe the Blues will close out the Boston Bruins at...
U.S., Mexico resume talks as tariffs loom
Negotiators on Friday resumed talks in Washington aimed at averting U.S. tariffs on Mexico in a raging dispute over illegal immigration. There have been signs...
Ferrari tops Canada practice after Hamilton hits wall
Charles Leclerc posted the fastest time in practice for the Canadian Grand Prix on Friday as Ferrari took advantage of some Mercedes misfortune with world...
U.S. starts ‘unwinding’ Turkey from F-35 program over Russia defense deal
The United States on Friday raised the stakes in its standoff with Turkey over Ankara’s deal to acquire a Russian air defense system, laying out...
Global stocks jump, yields and dollar fall, as U.S. data fans rate cut talk
Major world stock indexes jumped and U.S. Treasury yields tumbled on Friday after a slowdown in job growth fueled hopes of a U.S. interest rate...
Boeing delayed fix of defective 737 MAX warning light for three years: U.S. lawmakers
Boeing Co learned that a cockpit warning light on its 737 MAX jetliner was defective in 2017 but decided to defer fixing it until 2020,...
Wall St. rallies on hopes of U.S. rate cut, trade progress
Wall Street’s major indexes charged higher on Friday, as sharply slowing U.S. job growth boosted hopes for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts while optimism about...