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Astellas Pharma buys Iveric Bio for $5.9 billion
(Reuters) - Japan's Astellas Pharma said on Monday it had fully acquired drugmaker IVERIC Bio Inc, through Berry Merger Sub, Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Astellas US Holding, Inc. Astellas bought...
Apr 30, 2023
Analysis-Inflation, labour crunch prodding Japan’s smaller firms to raise pay
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kentaro Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) - Rising inflation and an intensifying labour crunch are prodding smaller local Japanese firms to follow their big counterparts in raising pay...
Apr 30, 2023
US Senator Tim Scott teases May 22 announcement on presidential bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Tim Scott plans to announce his decision on entering the 2024 presidential on May 22, according to media reports on Sunday, in a potential challenge to f...
Apr 30, 2023
Retired St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster Mike Shannon passes away
ST. LOUIS – One of the most recognizable voices — and names — connected with the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team has passed away. The Cardinals say Mike Shannon has died at the age...
Apr 30, 2023
Labour market ‘churn’ ahead with a quarter of jobs changing by 2027 – survey
GENEVA(Reuters) - Around a quarter of jobs are set to change in the next five years, according to a survey of employers published on Monday by the World Economic Forum (WEF), the organisation known fo...
Apr 30, 2023
Police still searching for Texas man accused of killing five neighbors
(Reuters) - Over 200 law enforcement officers in Texas searched on Sunday for a man accused of shooting to death five neighbors after being asked to stop firing a semiautomatic rifle in Cleveland, Tex...
Apr 30, 2023
Exclusive-Subway comes up with $5 billion debt plan to clinch $10 billion-plus sale -sources
By Abigail Summerville and Anirban Sen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The bankers running the sale process for Subway have given the private equity firms vying for the sandwich chain a $5 billion acquisition fi...
Apr 30, 2023
PNC, JPM putting in final bids for First Republic in FDIC auction
By Chris Prentice and Nupur Anand NEW YORK (Reuters) - PNC Financial Services Group and JPMorgan Chase & Co were among banks set to submit final bids for First Republic Bank by midday Sunday in an auc...
Apr 30, 2023
Police: Drunk driver caught with loaded gun
PEORIA, Ill. – Peoria Police say officers recovered the fourth gun of the day Friday night after discovering an allegedly drunk driver. Officials say it happened around 9:30 near Indiana and Neb...
Apr 30, 2023
US Treasury to allow auction of shares in Citgo Petroleum’s parent
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. will not block a court auction of shares in oil refiner Citgo Petroleum Corp's parent, Justice Department officials told a federal court, paving the way for a potential se...
Apr 30, 2023
Peoria, IL, USA
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