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  • Baker Hughes shares set to rise on GE deal: Barron’s

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    NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc could rise significantly if it completes its merger with General Electric Co's oil and gas division, according to a report in Barron's. The companies announced the deal last month, just as competition in the sector started to heat up after several years of…

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    NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc could rise significantly if it completes its merger with General Electric Co's oil and gas division, according to a report in Barron's. The companies announced the deal last month, just as competition in the sector started to heat up after several years of…

  • Hired experts support claims St. Jude heart devices can be hacked

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    Short-selling firm Muddy Waters said in a legal brief filed on Monday that outside cyber security experts it hired have validated its claim that St. Jude Medical Inc cardiac implants are vulnerable to potentially life-threatening cyber attacks. Boutique cyber security firm Bishop Fox disclosed its findings in a 53-page report that was attached to a…

  • Heading footballs ‘affects memory’: study

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    Heading a football can significantly affect a player's brain function and memory up to a day, a study by researchers at Scotland's Stirling University has said. “We found there was in fact increased inhibition in the brain immediately after heading and that performance on memory tests was reduced significantly,” Dr Magdalena Ietswaart, a cognitive neuroscientist…

  • Arbitration scheme obstacle to EU-Canada trade deal

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    The French-speaking region of Wallonia may be the final hold-out against a planned EU-Canada free trade deal, but its view that a system to protect foreign companies threatens democracy is shared by many protesters across Europe. Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) was once a term known only to international trade experts, but became the rallying cry…

  • GE wins data contract with largest public U.S. energy utility

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    By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) – General Electric Co said on Thursday it has been picked to supply software and analytics to New York state's public electrical system, the largest test so far of GE's ability to improve power efficiency and reliability with digital technology. The deal with the New York Power Authority covers…

  • Bayer’s Monsanto acquisition to face politically charged scrutiny

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    By Diane Bartz and Greg Roumeliotis WASHINGTON D.C./NEW YORK (Reuters) – As the global agricultural sector races to consolidate, Bayer AG's $66 billion all-cash deal to acquire Monsanto Co will test growing political and consumer unease in the United States and abroad over the future of food production. Bayer’s pesticide-focused agricultural business has few overlaps…

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    By Diane Bartz and Greg Roumeliotis WASHINGTON D.C./NEW YORK (Reuters) – As the global agricultural sector races to consolidate, Bayer AG's $66 billion all-cash deal to acquire Monsanto Co will test growing political and consumer unease in the United States and abroad over the future of food production. Bayer’s pesticide-focused agricultural business has few overlaps…

  • Bayer clinches Monsanto with improved $66 billion bid

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    NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German drug and crop chemical maker Bayer clinched a $66 billion takeover of U.S. seeds company Monsanto on Wednesday, ending months of wrangling with a third sweetened offer that marks the largest all-cash deal on record. The $128-a-share deal, up from Bayer's previous offer of $127.50 a share, has emerged as…

  • Britain’s failure to tackle female genital mutilation a ‘national disgrace’: lawmakers

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    By Tom Gardner LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The failure of British authorities to bring one successful prosecution for female genital mutilation in more than 30 years is a “national scandal”, lawmakers said on Thursday calling for greater action against professionals not reporting the practice. Female genital mutilation (FGM) has been a criminal offence in…