03:15 PM EST, 12/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Blackstone (BX) has purchased the 97-room Ritz Carlton resort in Okinawa, Japan, for approximately 20 billion Japanese yen ($130 million) from Kanehide Holdings and plans to purchase another hotel on the island, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing sources with knowledge of the matter. The deal includes the Kanehide Kise Beach Palace and renovation expenses,...

Dec 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday announced a lawsuit accusing CVS of filling and billing federal health insurance programs for illegal opioid prescriptions. The newly unsealed complaint alleges that the illegal conduct was driven by company-mandated performance metrics, and that in some cases patients died of overdoses shortly after filling illegal prescriptions. (Reporting By Brendan...

03:07 PM EST, 12/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Pfizer's ( PFE ) initial 2025 guidance signals relief to investors as it highlights stabilizing business with improving margins, UBS said in a note emailed Wednesday. Pfizer ( PFE ) on Tuesday projected higher earnings for 2025 and revenue in line with this year's likely result as the pharmaceutical giant looks to continue...

03:10 PM EST, 12/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Canadian Gold Resources (CAN.V) was at last look down 6.6% on Wednesday after it provided details of an offering. It announced a non-brokered private placement of up to 7.5 million flow-through units, at $0.30 each, for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $2.25 million; and up to 1 million non flow-through units, at...