Health Care

Novartis to buy France's Advanced Accelerator for $3.9b

Swiss drugmaker Novartis on Monday offered to buy France's Advanced Accelerator Applications in a $3.9 billion cash deal to strengthen the oncology portfolio at the world's biggest maker of prescription medicines.

Japan transport officials probe faulty Subaru inspections

Officials of Japan's ministry of land and transport conducted on-site checks Monday at two factories of the automaker Subaru where unqualified workers were inspecting its cars, as reports said the company plans to recall 255,000 vehicles to be re-inspected.

Markets Right Now: Technology, banks lead rebound

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street led by technology companies and banks as the market regains most of the previous day's losses.