Dec 11 (Reuters) - Chemical titans DuPont and Dow Chemical Co agreed to combine in an all-stock merger valued at $130 billion in a move that pleased activist investors, would generate tax savings and trigger more consolidation while drawing scrutiny from regulators.
(Reuters Health) - Water or land based exercise should provide some short-term benefit in pain management for hip osteoarthritis, though there are few well-designed trials testing it, according to a new review.
(Reuters Health) - Water or land based exercise should provide some short-term benefit in pain management for hip osteoarthritis, though there are few well-designed trials testing it, according to a new review.
(Reuters Health) - Kids in middle schools eat more fruits and vegetables when the salad bar is in the lunch line than when it’s outside the line, according to a new study.
(Reuters Health) - Kids in middle schools eat more fruits and vegetables when the salad bar is in the lunch line than when it’s outside the line, according to a new study.
BOSTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - U.S. junk bond fund managers said on Friday they are shying away from big cash trades after liquidity in the high-yield market took another hit from the meltdown of the Third Avenue Focused Credit Fund.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than a million victims of a massive hack of U.S. government computer files have still not been officially notified that their data was compromised and that they are eligible for free credit-monitoring protection, officials said on Friday.
20th Century Fox have released the first trailer for 'X-Men: Apocalypse' which sees Marvel's mutants go up against an ancient foe. Rollo Ross reports.
20th Century Fox have released the first trailer for 'X-Men: Apocalypse' which sees Marvel's mutants go up against an ancient foe. Rollo Ross reports.
TORONTO, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Canada's move to tighten mortgage rules and raise some fees on lenders will likely make it more expensive for consumers to borrow, but could boost one of the most vulnerable segments of the market - Toronto's big supply of condominiums.
The U.S. State Department says it is unable to confirm claims by Vladimir Putin that Russia supports the opposition Free Syrian Army as well as Syrian government forces. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
The U.S. State Department says it is unable to confirm claims by Vladimir Putin that Russia supports the opposition Free Syrian Army as well as Syrian government forces. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
The U.S. State Department says it is unable to confirm claims by Vladimir Putin that Russia supports the opposition Free Syrian Army as well as Syrian government forces. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
The U.S. State Department says it is unable to confirm claims by Vladimir Putin that Russia supports the opposition Free Syrian Army as well as Syrian government forces. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
An Algerian-Irish man accused of recruiting an American woman who called herself "Jihad Jane" and plotted to kill a Swedish artist has been arrested in Spain, officials said Friday.
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Attorney General Luis Inacio Adams said on Friday he was concerned over the legality of the ongoing impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff.
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece and its international lenders have struck a deal on the latest set of reforms needed for Athens to receive 1 billion euros (£722 million) in further bailout aid, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said on Friday.
BRASILIA, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been called in for questioning next week by federal police in a bribery investigation involving his son Luis Claudio, according to a summons document seen by Reuters on Friday.
BRASILIA, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been called in for questioning next week by federal police in a bribery investigation involving his son Luis Claudio, according to a summons document seen by Reuters on Friday.
(This version of the December 8 story corrects paragraph two to "megabits" from "megabytes")
SAO PAULO, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Brazilian federal police arrested four people on Friday in a new investigation into suspected price-fixing and kickbacks on a long-delayed project to divert water from Brazil's second-longest river to the drought-prone Northeast.
Latest data on U.S. retail sales has both retailers and the Fed breathing easier. Jeanne Yurman reports.
Latest data on U.S. retail sales has both retailers and the Fed breathing easier. Jeanne Yurman reports.
Latest data on U.S. retail sales has both retailers and the Fed breathing easier. Jeanne Yurman reports.