Manulife Financial Corp. could divest
Genworth Financial Inc. and China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co. Ltd.refiled their joint application with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. as it relates to their ongoing acquisition
In more earnings
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Andy Slavitt, who served as a health official in the Obama administration, has brought together a high-profile group of public figures to advocate for policies that lower healthcare
Subsidiaries of Scottish Re Group Ltd. have taken steps to ensure the company's U.S.-domiciled life reinsurance
Assured Guaranty Ltd.'s emergence as the entity to which Syncora Guarantee Inc. will reinsure the vast majority of its financial guaranty business comes as little surprise given its history and management's openness to the pursuit of additional acquisitions.
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GSK, Sanofi, Gilead report results; AstraZeneca heart drug cuts death risk: GlaxoSmithKline said 2018 earnings could slip if an Advair generic comes to market; and AstraZeneca said its heart drug Brilinta reduced the risk of major adverse heart events in heart attack survivors.
Financial news in other parts of the world
Asia-Pacific: CBA H1 profit falls; ICICI Securities gets IPO nod
Europe: Profits rise for RBI, ABN AMRO; Hannover Re ups 2017 net income target
Middle East & Africa: Saudi Arabia's NCB posts YOY rise in Q4'17 profit; Kenya eyes 1st green bond
The day ahead
Early morning futures indicators pointed to a lower opening for the U.S. market.
In Asia, the Hang Seng fell 0.89%% to 30,323.20, while the Nikkei 225 climbed 0.16% to 21,645.37.
In Europe, around midday, the FTSE 100 rose 0.69% to 7,190.61 and the Euronext 100 climbed 0.65% to 1,003.85.
On the macro front
The MBA Mortgage Applications report and the EIA Petroleum Status report are due out today.
