March 19 (Reuters) - Amedisys ( AMED ) said on Tuesday Oregon's health authority has started a review of UnitedHealth Group's ( UNH ) $3.3 billion acquisition of the home health and hospice caregiver. UnitedHealth ( UNH ) had announced the acquisition in June, after competing with Option Care Health ( OPCH ). The acquisition was meant to help expand...

(Reuters) - Citigroup ( C/PN ) has sold its non-U.S. consumer businesses in nine out of 14 regions and substantially wound down three more, as the lender undergoes its biggest overhaul in more than two decades to simplify its business and boost profitability. The U.S. bank also said its Mexican consumer business was on track for a planned initial public...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - America's biggest publicly traded department store chains could be set for private-equity or hedge-funds ownership, dramatically changing the retail landscape in the United States. Investments in retail and consumer companies accounted for just 7% of the total U.S. private equity deal volume of $2.6 trillion in the last decade compared to nearly 15% of the total...

March 19 (Reuters) - Walt Disney ( DIS ) said on Tuesday its sports network ESPN ( DIS ) has extended its exclusive media rights for College Football Playoff (CFP) for six more years, through the 2031-32 season. The deal is valued at $7.8 billion, according to an ESPN ( DIS ) report. Disney ( DIS ), along with Warner...