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News Hour: Medical device maker Teleflex Inc said on Tuesday it would buy privately-held NeoTract Inc in a deal valued at up to $1.1 billion to strengthen its portfolio of urology devices. NeoTract’s flagship device is...

News Hour: Tokyo stocks dropped on Tuesday morning, with investors keeping a nervous eye on any fresh developments in the North Korea nuclear crisis. Traders stayed on alert as South Korea said there were signs the...

News Hour: Hong Kong stocks edged up slightly in the first few minutes of trade on Tuesday but investors remain on edge after North Korea’s nuclear test at the weekend ramped up geopolitical tensions. The Hang...

News Hour: Benchmark U.S. gasoline prices slumped on Monday to pre-Hurricane Harvey levels as oil refineries and pipelines in the U.S. Gulf Coast slowly resumed activity, easing supply concerns. Brent crude oil futures were flat at...

News Hour: A South Korean court on Monday rejected Qualcomm Inc’s request to suspend an order by the country’s antitrust agency to take corrective action on the way it licenses patents. In December, the Korea Fair...

News Hour: South Korea’s Hyundai Motor said on Monday it had replaced the head of its China operations – an appointment that comes on the heels of a supply disruption and as it struggles to deal...

News Hour: Retail U.S. gasoline prices rose 2.8 percent from Friday to Saturday as refineries warned customers about fuel-supply shortages caused by Hurricane Harvey. They were at $2.59 a gallon, according to motorists advocacy group AAA....

News Hour: Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) Inc., reported August 2017 sales of 227,625 units. With one more selling day in August 2017 compared to August 2016, sales were up 6.8 percent on volume and up...

News Hour: Asian markets headed into the weekend on a cautious note on Friday, bringing an end to a volatile week, with eyes now fixed on the release of key US jobs data and the impact...

News Hour: Sweden’s Volvo, one of the world’s biggest truck makers, on Thursday set new financial targets, and said it aimed for an operating margin of 10 percent over a business cycle. Years of heavy cost...