Rio Tinto says Simon Thompson to succeed Jan du Plessis as chairman
(Reuters) – Rio Tinto Ltd said on Monday it appointed Simon Thompson as its next chairman, succeeding Jan du Plessis, who will step down after serving almost nine years as chair.
Venezuela PDVSA boss says oil contracts to be reviewed in graft probe
CARACAS (Reuters) – The new president of Venezuelan state oil company, Major General Manuel Quevedo, said on Sunday that oil service contracts would be reviewed as part of an alleged crackdown on graft sweeping the OPEC member’s energy industry.
LafargeHolcim chairman says ‘unacceptable errors’ made in Syria
PARIS (Reuters) – The chairman of Swiss-French cement maker LafargeHolcim said the company had made unacceptable errors in Syria and that it was cooperating with French investigators, according to an interview published in the French newspaper Le Figa…
CVS-Aetna deal to change how big employers buy health benefits
NEW YORK (Reuters) – CVS Health Corp’s proposed purchase of Aetna Inc will change the way many major U.S. corporations buy health coverage for employees and raise new questions over the cost of those benefits, benefit consultants said.
CVS Health to acquire Aetna for $69 billion in year’s largest acquisition
(Reuters) – U.S. drugstore chain operator CVS Health Corp said on Sunday it had agreed to acquire U.S. health insurer Aetna Inc for $69 billion, seeking to tackle soaring healthcare spending through lower-cost medical services in pharmacies.
Airbus’s Bregier sees 2017 aircraft deliveries topping 700
PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus planemaking chief Fabrice Bregier said the company still expects to deliver more than 700 aircraft to customers in 2017, a production record, despite delays in deliveries of engines from suppliers, according to an interview i…
Aetna agrees to $69 billion sale to CVS Health: sources
(Reuters) – Aetna Inc’s board of directors approved on Sunday the U.S. health insurer’s sale to drugstore chain operator CVS Health Corp for approximately $207 per share in cash and stock, according to people familiar with the matter.
Aetna’s board set to approve $68 billion sale to CVS Health: sources
(Reuters) – Aetna Inc’s board of directors was meeting on Sunday to approve the U.S. health insurer’s sale to U.S. drugstore chain operator CVS Health Corp for approximately $207 per share in cash and stock, according to people familiar with the matt…
Volkswagen ‘misused’ me, accused executive tells judge
BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG executive Oliver Schmidt, who is due to be sentenced this week in connection with the carmaker’s emissions scandal, has written to the judge to say he feels “misused” by the German company.
Greece, lenders reach deal on reforms under bailout review
ATHENS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Greece and its euro zone creditors reached a preliminary deal on Saturday on reforms Athens needs to roll out under its bailout program, a move that could pave the way for the country to leave the aid plan in August.
