Recalls this week: electric blankets, halogen light bulbs
Electric blankets that can overheat and start a fire are among this week's recalled consumer products.
Walmart has eye on Amazon in Humana deal talks
The e-commerce giant recently announced a joint health care venture with Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan.
Walmart in early-stage acquisition talks with Humana: report
The deal would be big: Humana currently has a market value of about $37 billion.
Tesla recalls 123K Model S sedans for power steering problem
Electric car maker Tesla is recalling 123,000 sedans worldwide to fix a problem with the power-assisted steering.
Arkansas high court: Some execution drug info can be secret
The Arkansas Supreme Court says the state prison system must continue to identify the manufacturers of its execution drugs but that it can conceal information that could identify those who obtain the drugs for the state.
Cancer vaccine to be tested on lymphoma patients shows promise, Deepak Chopra says
New cancer vaccine cured most tumors in mice and moves on to human trials.
Cancer vaccine showing promise in tests
Cancer breakthrough?
Asian shares mixed as tech losses weigh in muted trading
The major U.S. stock indexes were mostly higher in early trading Wednesday as gains by health care and consumer-goods companies offset losses elsewhere.
Shares in drugmaker Shire jump on buyout interest by Takeda
Shares in Irish drugmaker Shire Plc are up sharply after Japanese rival Takeda said it's considering a takeover offer.
Asian stocks hit by tech losses
U.S. stocks edged higher in early trading Tuesday, adding to big gains from a day earlier.
GSK and Chemours rise; Avon and ProPetro fall
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday: GlaxoSmithKline PLC, up 96 cents to $38.39
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US agency eyes crash of Tesla with control system
The National Transportation Safety Board has sent two investigators to look into a fatal crash and fire Friday in California that involved a Tesla electric SUV.
Aetna to pass drug discounts directly to consumers
The insurer hopes to increase transparency and lower drug prices through its new policy.
Can a pill treat peanut allergies? This treatment shows promise
Aimmune Therapeutics is developing an immunotherapy treatment that would help the people combat the most common food allergy impacting one million children in the United States.
Novartis sells joint venture stake to GSK for $13 billion
Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis says it is selling its stake in a consumer health care joint venture with GlaxoSmithKline to the British company for $13 billion.
Novartis sells stake in venture to GSK for $13 billion
Novartis will sell its 36.5 percent stake in a consumer healthcare joint venture to GSK for $13.0 billion in cash.
New cars are quickly getting self-driving safety features
Autonomous vehicles get all the headlines, but automakers are gradually adding advanced electronic safety features to human-driven cars as they step toward a world of self-driving vehicles.
Hong Kong's skyline farms harvest more happiness than food
High above downtown Hong Kong's bustling, traffic-clogged streets, a group of office workers toil away.
AndroGel retrial: AbbVie ordered to pay man $3M
More than 6,000 lawsuits have been filed over testosterone replacement products.