10:30 AM EDT, 05/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with additional details in third and fourth paragraphs.) Novartis AG ( NVS ) has agreed to acquire preclinical-stage biotechnology company Mariana Oncology in a deal valued at up to $1.75 billion, the companies said Thursday. Novartis ( NVS ) will make an upfront payment of $1 billion and an additional $750 million...

LONDON (Reuters) - Shell is not actively looking at relisting in New York at the moment, and is focused on share repurchases, CEO Wael Sawan said on Thursday. Sawan said on a call with analysts that the company has a responsibility to look at all opportunities to bridge Shell's valuation gap with its U.S. rivals. We will always have something...

High-rolling investors have positioned themselves bearish on PayPal Holdings ( PYPL ) , and it's important for retail traders to take note. This activity came to our attention today through Benzinga's tracking of publicly available options data. The identities of these investors are uncertain, but such a significant move in PYPL often signals that someone has privileged information. Today, Benzinga's...

May 2 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs ( GS ) has removed the cap on bonuses for its top bankers in the UK, according to a source familiar with the matter, months after the country axed the policy it had inherited from the European Union. The cap sprung from a 2014 move by the EU, which the UK exited six years...