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GE chief Larry Culp sells biopharma business for $21 billion
Shares of General Electric Co surged 11 percent on Monday after the US industrial conglomerate said it would sell its…
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Altria looks to a future beyond cigarettes but investors aren’t cheering its $15 billion bet
Seth Wenig | AP Juul products are displayed at a smoke shop in New York, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. It’s…
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Huawei says it will hit $100 billion in revenue for 2018
Zhang Peng | LightRocket | Getty Images People try using Huawei smartphones at an exhibition. Huawei’s revenues will in…
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Tesla needs over $1 billion in cash over the next 6 months, and Wall Street is going nuts figuring out where it’s going to come from
Between the moment you’re reading this and the end of 2018 Tesla needs to come up with about a billion…
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Xiaomi’s Hong Kong IPO raises $4.7 billion after pricing at low end
Xiaomi Corp. and some existing investors raised $4.7 billion after pricing a Hong Kong initial public offering at the low…
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India’s holdings of American govt securities touch $135.7 billion, highest in a year
India has sharply increased its exposure to US government securities with holdings worth USD 135.7 billion at the end of…
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Education
Labour reveals its $4 billion education plan
Labour will pour an extra $4 billion dollars into the education sector over the next four years if it’s voted…
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Amazon to buy upmarket grocer Whole Foods for $13.7 billion
Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it would buy U.S. organic supermarket chain Whole Foods Market Inc for $13.7 billion, including…
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Health
Huge Study Finds a Billion People Suffer From High Blood Pressure
The number of people with high blood pressure has almost doubled in 40 years to over 1.1 billion worldwide, scientists…
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Health
2 Billion Children Breathe Toxic Air Worldwide, UNICEF Says
As Indians wake Monday to smoke-filled skies from a weekend of festival fireworks, New Delhi’s worst season for air pollution…
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