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AstraZeneca Engages in Talks with Bristol Myers Squibb for Potential $400 Billion Merger

AstraZeneca Engages in Talks with Bristol Myers Squibb for Potential $400 Billion Merger

AstraZeneca Engages in Talks with Bristol Myers Squibb for Potential $400 Billion Merger
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AstraZeneca investors baulk at $400 billion Bristol Myers talks

AstraZeneca investors baulk at $400 billion Bristol Myers talks

By Maggie Fick LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca's shares fell sharply on Monday as investors baulked at reports of merger talks with Bristol Myers Squibb about forming what would become one of the world's biggest drugmakers with a combined value of nearly $400 billion.
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AstraZeneca investors balk at prospect of $400 billion Bristol Myers pharma deal

AstraZeneca investors balk at prospect of $400 billion Bristol Myers pharma deal

By Maggie Fick LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca investors punished the pharmaceutical firm on Monday over reports of merger talks with U.S. rival Bristol Myers Squibb that could make one of the world's biggest drugmakers with a combined value of nearly $400 billion.
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Yen holds gains after Japan, US confirm joint intervention, signal more action

Yen holds gains after Japan, US confirm joint intervention, signal more action

By Makiko Yamazaki and Leika Kihara TOKYO, Aug 3 (Reuters) - The Japanese yen held gains above recent 40-year lows on Monday after Japan and the United States launched a rare joint yen-buying intervention and vowed to take further action if needed to shore up the currency.
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Oil slides on Iran peace deal hopes and yen firms after intervention

Oil slides on Iran peace deal hopes and yen firms after intervention

By Nell Mackenzie and Ankur Banerjee LONDON/SINGAPORE, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell sharply while European stock markets jumped on Monday as hopes of a peace deal in the Middle East grew, while the yen firmed to a three-month high after the U.S. and Japan confirmed joint intervention to support
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Oil falls after Trump cancels attack on Iran to seek nuclear deal

Oil falls after Trump cancels attack on Iran to seek nuclear deal

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell more than $4 a barrel on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump held off a fresh attack on Iran as he sought a quick deal that would halt Tehran's nuclear ambitions and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Soccer-FIFA must rebuild trust after scrapping World Cup investor proposal, says Boyce

Soccer-FIFA must rebuild trust after scrapping World Cup investor proposal, says Boyce

By Lucy Thomson Aug 2 (Reuters) - Former FIFA vice-president Jim Boyce said on Sunday world soccer's governing body should focus on the interests of fans after President Gianni Infantino abandoned plans to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors, calling the proposal "ludicrous".
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Oil falls, stocks gain amid Iran peace hopes; yen firms after intervention

Oil falls, stocks gain amid Iran peace hopes; yen firms after intervention

By Caroline Valetkevitch and Nell Mackenzie NEW YORK/LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Oil prices dropped and major stock indexes gained on Monday on signs that U.S.-Iran tensions were easing again, while the yen strengthened against the euro and dollar after the U.S. and Japan confirmed joint intervention
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Oil prices drop after Trump cancels attack on Iran to seek deal

Oil prices drop after Trump cancels attack on Iran to seek deal

By Shadia Nasralla LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell more than $5 a barrel on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump held off a fresh attack on Iran as he sought a quick deal with Iran, which said that no talks were planned.
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AstraZeneca holds talks with Bristol Myers Squibb on $400 billion megadeal, FT reports

AstraZeneca holds talks with Bristol Myers Squibb on $400 billion megadeal, FT reports

Aug 2 (Reuters) - UK drugmaker AstraZeneca has been exploring a deal to combine with U.S. rival Bristol Myers Squibb, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Oil prices drop 5% to three-week low after Trump cancels attack on Iran

Oil prices drop 5% to three-week low after Trump cancels attack on Iran

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell about 5% to a three-week low on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump held off on a fresh attack on Iran in the hope of sealing a quick deal that could boost oil supplies from the Gulf.
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Oil price rises after Iran says it stops ships in Hormuz

Oil price rises after Iran says it stops ships in Hormuz

By Ahmed Tolba, Nafisa Eltahir and Yasmine Ghania CAIRO/DUBAI, July 31 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Friday after Iran said it had stopped two vessels seeking to exit the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring concerns over global energy supplies following a drone attack on ships in a Mediterranean