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UnitedHealth settles charges it denied mental health, substance abuse coverage
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - UnitedHealth Group Inc, the largest U.S. health insurer, has settled federal and New York state charges it illegally denied coverage to thousands of patients s...
Aug 12, 2021
Trump appeals ruling that U.S. House can see financial records
By Susan Heavey and Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Lawyers for former U.S. President Donald Trump have quickly appealed this week's court ruling that his accounting firm must turn over some of his fi...
Aug 12, 2021
Con Edison urges NY customers to conserve energy amid heat wave
(Reuters) - Utility company Con Edison on Thursday asked its New York City customers to conserve energy as a heat wave grips sections of the United States, potentially straining power grids. The compa...
Aug 12, 2021
UK’s Vectura to back $1.52 billion takeover offer from Philip Morris
(Reuters) - Vectura Group said on Thursday it plans to back tobacco giant Philip Morris International's 1.1 billion pounds ($1.52 billion) offer for the British drugmaker, days after private equity fi...
Aug 12, 2021
Alibaba to set up committee to probe sexual harassment complaints
(Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said on Thursday it will set up a committee, initially comprising five female senior executives, to investigate sexual harassment complai...
Aug 12, 2021
McDonald’s franchise settles workers’ COVID-19 lawsuit as U.S. cases surge
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A McDonald's Corp franchise in Oakland, California, has agreed to take steps to protect workers from COVID-19 to settle a lawsuit claiming managers gave employees dog di...
Aug 12, 2021
Republican senator presses FBI over female staff photos used in sex-trafficking probes
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Joni Ernst on Thursday pressed the FBI for details after the Justice Department's internal watchdog revealed https://www.reuters.com/world/u...
Aug 12, 2021
Former DEA agent sent to prison for more than 13 years for corruption
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent was sentenced on Thursday to more than 13 years in prison after being convicted of nine crimes including perjury, obstructio...
Aug 12, 2021
Global M&A volumes hit new record in 2021, overtaking last year’s haul
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) - Global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity has breached new highs, building on the record-breaking dealmaking streak from the beginning of th...
Aug 12, 2021
Banks in EU “window dress” to escape higher capital charges, says BIS paper
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Some of the European Union's biggest banks are holding less capital than they should by using transactions to temporarily compress their balance sheets, a research pape...
Aug 12, 2021
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