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Unilever shares tumble 8 percent after Kraft ditches bid
LONDON Shares in Anglo-Dutch consumer goods group Unilever (ULVR.L) (UNc.AS) dropped 8 percent on Monday after U.S. rival Kraft Heinz Co (KHC.O) abruptly ditched its surprise $143 billion merger proposal. Backed by Warren Buffett and the private equity firm 3G, Kraft had wanted to buy Unilever to build a global
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BCBS, Cigna among insurer groups to meet with Trump on Monday
By Caroline Humer | NEW YORK NEW YORK The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, which represents insurers in every state, Cigna
China cuts GDP growth target as it pushes through reforms, de-leveraging
By Kevin Yao and Xiaochong Zhang | BEIJING BEIJING China has cut its growth target this year as the world's second-largest
Oil prices down five percent in January as rising U.S. output offsets OPEC-led cuts
By Henning Gloystein | SINGAPORE SINGAPORE Brent crude oil prices fell around 5 percent from their early January peak as rising
