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Reckitt Benckiser to buy Mead Johnson

Reckitt Benckiser to buy Mead Johnson

Published 10/02/2017

Products produced by Reckitt Benckiser- Vanish, Finish, Dettol and Harpic, are seen in London, Britain February 12, 2008. REUTERS/Stephen Hird/File Photo

Reckitt Benckiser (RB.L) has agreed to buy U.S. infant formula maker Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN.N) for $16.6 billion, marking its first step into baby formula, it said on Friday.

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Asian shares scale 1-1/2-year peak on China trade, Trump`s tax cut talk

Asian shares scale 1-1/2-year peak on China trade, Trump`s tax cut talk

Published 10/02/2017

Investors look at an electronic board showing stock information on the first trading day after the New Year holiday at a brokerage house in Shanghai, China, January 3, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song

Asian shares rallied to an 18-month peak on Friday, as investors cheered upbeat Chinese trade data and strong gains on Wall Street after U.S. President Donald Trump promised to unveil a major tax announcement to lower the burden on businesses.

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Boeing eyes more Indian orders with new business unit

Boeing eyes more Indian orders with new business unit

Published 10/02/2017

FILE PHOTO - Boeing's logo is seen during Japan Aerospace 2016 air show in Tokyo, Japan, October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

Boeing Co's (BA.N) new Indian unit will help the company win more business from local customers and mean more employment in the South Asian country, the head of the U.S. defense firm's Indian business said on Friday.

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`Cultural` change needed in Russia to lift ban: Coe

`Cultural` change needed in Russia to lift ban: Coe

Published 10/02/2017

Sebastian Coe, IAAF's President, attends a press conference as part of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) council meeting in Monaco, February 6, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

Russia still needs to demonstrate a "cultural shift" in its commitment to clean sport if its track and field athletes hope to compete under the nation's flag again, IAAF President Sebastian Coe said on Friday.

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Oil prices stable on strong Chinese imports, OPEC-led production cuts

Oil prices stable on strong Chinese imports, OPEC-led production cuts

Published 10/02/2017

FILE PHOTO: An oil pump jack can be seen in Cisco, Texas, August 23, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Stone/File Photo

Oil prices were stable on Friday, supported by strong Chinese crude imports and OPEC-led production cuts, although ample U.S. fuel inventories weighed on the market.

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Revived Clement eyes third hurdles world title

Revived Clement eyes third hurdles world title

Published 10/02/2017

Athletics - IAAF Athletics Diamond League meeting Zurich - Letzigrund stadium, Zurich, Switzerland - 1/9/2016 - Kerron Clement of USA wins the 400m hurdles men. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

Kerron Clement's run in the mixed 400 meters relay at the Nitro Series would be unlikely to make his career highlights reel but he was glad to take a modest step towards London where he will bid for an unprecedented third hurdles world title.

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Oil prices stable on OPEC-led production cuts, but bloated inventories weigh

Oil prices stable on OPEC-led production cuts, but bloated inventories weigh

Published 10/02/2017

FILE PHOTO - A fuel nozzle is pictured at petrol station in Moenchengladbach March 10, 2012. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender

Oil prices were stable early on Friday, with OPEC-led production cuts supporting the market while soaring U.S. fuel inventories were weighing on crude.

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Remote control: Companies blur lines over who owns devices

Remote control: Companies blur lines over who owns devices

Published 09/02/2017

FILE PHOTO: A customer uses his Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Note 7 as he waits for an exchange at company's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, October 13, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

When Samsung Electronics remotely disabled the last of its flawed Galaxy Note 7 smartphones last month, it further blurred the lines between who ultimately controls your phone, or computer, car or appliance: you, or the companies that make it work?

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Apple CEO Cook `optimistic` about UK`s future after Brexit: BBC

Apple CEO Cook `optimistic` about UK`s future after Brexit: BBC

Published 09/02/2017

Apple CEO Tim Cook waves at the end of an Apple media event in Cupertino, California, U.S. October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) Chief Executive Tim Cook told Prime Minister Theresa May the company was optimistic about Britain's future after it leaves the European Union, the BBC reported on Thursday.

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Murray to return to Davis Cup action against France

Murray to return to Davis Cup action against France

Published 09/02/2017

Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - 22/1/17 Britain's Andy Murray reacts during his Men's singles fourth round match against Germany's Mischa Zverev . REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Britain's world number one Andy Murray will play against France in the Davis Cup quarter-finals in April after missing the first-round victory against Canada last weekend.

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