Oct 25 (Reuters) - Centene ( CNC ) beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit on Friday, as strength in its commercial insurance business outweighed the impact of high costs related to its government-backed Medicaid plans for low-income people. On an adjusted basis, the health insurer earned $1.62 per share, compared with analysts' average estimate of $1.33 per share, according...

Oct 25 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Friday: ** Air France-KLM wants to take part in the privatisation of Portugal's carrier TAP and is open to various options the government may offer, including purchasing a minority stake, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. ** Abu Dhabi's ADNOC said...

06:00 AM EDT, 10/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Sanofi ( SNY ) reported Q3 earnings Friday of 2.25 euros ($2.44) per share, up from 2.01 euros a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected 1.38 euros. Net sales for the quarter were 13.44 billion euros, up from 11.96 billion euros a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected 12.67...

* Strike could force suppliers to cut operations, lay off workers * Boeing's ( BA ) supply chain already stressed by quality-and-safety crisis * Shares of Boeing ( BA ) suppliers fell By Allison Lampert Oct 25 (Reuters) - Striking workers' rejection of planemaker Boeing's ( BA ) latest contract offer has created a fresh threat to operations at aerospace...