NEW YORK, June 12 (Reuters) - A group of cancer victims asked a federal judge to block Johnson & Johnson's ( JNJ ) proposed bankruptcy settlement of tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging the company's baby powder and other talc products caused their illnesses, according to a court filing. The plaintiffs filed a motion late on Tuesday in a New...

01:29 PM EDT, 06/12/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Alphabet's (GOOG) Waymo is issuing a voluntary software recall of its vehicles after a driverless car operated by the company collided with a telephone pole, a spokesperson confirmed to MT Newswires Wednesday. The collision happened in Phoenix, Arizona, last month while the car was attempting to pick up a passenger and there were...

01:32 PM EDT, 06/12/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Neil Peterson, COO, on June 10, 2024, sold 7,500 shares in Merit Medical Systems ( MMSI ) for $613,845. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Peterson has control over a total of 14,819 shares of the company, with 14,819 shares held directly. SEC Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/856982/000141588924016475/xslF345X03/form4-06122024_050616.xml Price: 83.67, Change: +1.26, Percent Change:...

01:28 PM EDT, 06/12/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were mixed Wednesday afternoon, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) shedding 0.8% and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) rising 1.4%. In corporate news, FedEx ( FDX ) shares were declining 1.3% after it said Wednesday it plans to cut between 1,700 and 2,000 European back-office...