Sandoz drives differentiated portfolio with deal to commercialize new treatment for...

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Novartis International AG / Sandoz drives differentiated portfolio with deal to commercialize new treatment fo

Medtronic Approves $6 Bln Share Buyback

Medtronic PLC (MDT), Friday said its board authorized a new plan to buy back up to $6 billion in shares. The medical device company said it earlier had $1.3 billion in share buyback authorization left in a $5 billion plan approved in June 2017.

McEwen Mining Inc. – McEwen Mining Reports Q1 2019 Production Results

TORONTO, April 09, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - McEwen Mining Inc. (NYSE: MUX) (TSX: MUX) reports consolidated production for Q1 2019 of 26,789 gold ounces and 703,217 silver ounces, or 36,166 gold equivalent ounces (1) (“GEOs”). Consolidated Production Summary Q1 Full Year 2018 2019 2018 2019 Guidance Gold (oz) 35,069 26,789 135,203 162,000 Silver (oz) 695,651...

Uber is paying $3.1BN to pick up Middle East rival Careem...

After months and months of rumors it’s finally been confirmed that ride-hailing giant Uber is picking up its Middle East rival Careem in an acquisition deal worth $3.1 billion — with $1.7BN to be paid in convertible notes and $1.4BN in cash. Uber writes that it expects the transaction t…

ARCELORMITTAL USA INITIATES PLANNING PROCESS TO ASSUME MANAGEMENT OF HIBBING TACONITE

EXTENDING LIFE OF MINE IS MAJOR ISSUE FACING HOURLY, SALARIED EMPLOYEES, MANAGEMENT   Change is inevitable, especially in Minnesota's iron ore mining industry.   Ownership changes, bankruptcies, plant closures, technological advances, labor force adjustments, and efficiencies that reduce operating costs, have changed mining since the first shipment of ore left the Minnesota Iron Company mine...

Illumina to Acquire Pacific Biosciences for Approximately $1.2 Billion, Broadening Access...

Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) and Pacific Biosciences (NASDAQ:PACB) today announced they have signed an agreement for Illumina to acquire Pacific Bios

Eric Schmidt and Diane Greene are leaving Alphabet’s board of directors...

Google’s parent company Alphabet announced that two board members, Eric Schmidt and Diane Greene, will not be seeking re-election when their terms expire on June 19. Schmidt has been on the company’s board since 2001, and also served as Google’s CEO for a decade, until April 2011. He then became the company’s executive chairman, before...

Exclusive: Tesla expects global shortage of electric vehicle battery minerals –...

Tesla Inc expects global shortages of nickel, copper and other electric-vehicle battery minerals down the road due to underinvestment in the mining sector, the company's global supply manager for battery metals told an industry conference on Thursday, according to two sources.

LaSalle to enter U.S. debt market with acquisition –

LaSalle Investment Management, an arm of Jones Lang LaSalle Inc., is betting big on U.S. commercial real estate debt. LaSalle is acquiring a majority stake in Latitude Management Real Estate Invest…

Crude inventories rise to highest in more than a year: EIA...

U.S. crude oil inventories rose last week to the highest since November 2017 as refiners cut runs to the lowest since October 2017, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.