Health Care

The Latest on an FDA panel's discussion on a gene therapy treatment for blindness (all times local): 3:19 p.m.

Tesla Inc. is recalling 11,000 Model X SUVs worldwide because their rear seats might not lock into place.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, aimed at expanding access to health care coverage and bringing down related costs.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday will sign an executive order aiming to make it easier for Americans to buy bare-bones health insurance plans and to circumvent rules put in place under Obamacare, the White House said on Thursday.

The Japanese government is urging steelmaker Kobe Steel to clarify the extent of manipulation of data on steel, aluminum and other metals used in a wide range of products, reportedly including rockets, aircraft and cars.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday: Kroger Co., up 25 cents to $20.78 The grocery store chain said it will consider selling its convenience store business.

A Foxconn Medical Group official says no decision will be made on whether the electronics giant will open a secondary facility in Wisconsin until next year.

The White House is working on a plan that could bring more health insurance choices and cheaper options to people buying individual and small business coverage.

___ P&G, in early vote, fends off activist investor Nelson Peltz Initial voting results show that Procter & Gamble successfully fended off an attempt activist investor Nelson Peltz to capture a seat on its board.

Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will meet Thursday to consider whether to recommend approval of a gene therapy aimed at improving vision for some people with hereditary blindness.

A strike by French public sector workers is affecting schools, hospitals and public services and causing disruptions in domestic air traffic.

Pfizer may be done selling ChapStick, Advil, Robitussin and other brands that people can buy without a prescription.

The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday the country may start to see a small number of drug shortages within two or three weeks due to delays in restoring manufacturing operations in Puerto Rico, where 10 percent of drugs prescribed in the United States are made.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would sign a measure, likely this week, to allow people in the United States to buy healthcare across state lines.

The Latest on France's public sector strike and demonstration (all times local): 4:30 p.m. Police are using tear gas and batons to push back protesters throwing projectiles at a demonstration in Paris over public sector job cuts and salary freezes.

Pfizer said on Tuesday it was considering the sale or spin-off of its consumer healthcare business, shaking up the industry and potentially putting a headache pill to lip balm operation worth as much as $14 billion up for grabs.

Pfizer may sell its consumer health care business, which includes the Advil brand, as part of a strategic review.

US stocks are opening mixed as health care and industrial companies fall while technology companies gain ground.