Health Care

Takata air bag recall made compulsory for Australia vehicles

Australia has issued a compulsory recall for all 2.7 million cars fitted with defective Takata air bags in an effort to lift the auto industry's mixed efforts to fix the potentially fatal fault that has been blamed for at least 23 deaths around the world.

Blue Buffalo and HPE climb while RBS and LifePoint drop

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday: Blue Buffalo Pet Products Inc., up $5.88 to $40 The pet food maker agreed to be bought by breakfast food maker General Mills for $40 a share, or $8 billion.