by Reuters | Oct 30, 2020 | Business, Health, US
(Reuters) – Altria Group Inc <MO.N> on Friday took a third-quarter hit of $2.6 billion to its investment in Juul Labs Inc, further diminishing the value of its initial $12.8 billion stake in the e-cigarette maker that is facing increased regulatory...
by Reuters | Oct 30, 2020 | Business, Health, US
By Manas Mishra and Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) – Drugmaker AbbVie Inc <ABBV.N> raised its full-year profit forecast on Friday, bolstered by signs of recovery in demand for its Botox injection on easing COVID-19 restrictions and strong growth for its latest...
by Reuters | Oct 29, 2020 | Asia, Business, Economy, Health, Politics, Science, Top News
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – Activists called on pharmaceutical companies on Thursday to be transparent about the costs and terms of providing COVID-19 vaccines, saying they must be available and affordable for all. French drugmaker Sanofi and...
by Reuters | Oct 29, 2020 | Business, Europe, Health, US
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co’s Disneyland theme park in Paris will close again as France heads back into lockdown to fight a second wave of coronavirus infections, the company said on Thursday. Disneyland Paris shut down in...
by Reuters | Oct 29, 2020 | Business, Canada, Entertainment and Lifestyle, Europe, Health, UK, US
(Reuters) – United Airlines said on Thursday it will offer free rapid COVID-19 tests to customers on select transatlantic flights, as part of a four-week pilot program aimed at eventually relaxing quarantines that have crippled air travel. Chicago-based United...
by Reuters | Oct 29, 2020 | Asia, Business, Economy, Health
By Jamie Freed SYDNEY (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd <0293.HK> said on Thursday that a majority of pilots and flight attendants had signed new contracts that will result in permanent pay cuts. Cathay last week announced plans to...
