Nov 13 (Reuters) - Merck ( MRK ) is closing in on a deal to buy Cidara Therapeutics ( CDTX ) in a deal valuing the biotechnology company at a premium to its $3.3 billion market capitalization, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. The deal could be announced as soon as Friday, barring any final snags, FT said, citing people...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Families of some victims of two Boeing 737 MAX plane crashes that killed 346 people asked a U.S. appeals court on Thursday to reverse a judge's decision to approve the Justice Department's request to dismiss a criminal case against the planemaker. Judge Reed O'Connor, of U.S. District Court in Fort Worth, Texas, last week approved the request by...

(Reuters) -Merck ( MRK ) is closing in on a deal to buy Cidara Therapeutics ( CDTX ) in a deal valuing the biotechnology company at a premium to its $3.3 billion market capitalization, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. The deal could be announced as soon as Friday, barring any final snags, FT said, citing people familiar with the...

NEW YORK, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The agreement to end the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown includes a provision to stop the spread of intoxicating cannabis-infused beverages sold in some U.S. states, which pose a threat to alcohol sales. The provision, introduced by Senator Mitch McConnell, and signed into law by U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, aims to close a...