Humana-Led Group to Buy Hospice Operator in $1.4 Billion Deal

A consortium that includes health insurer Humana is buying hospice operator Curo Health Services for about $1.4 billion, looking to expand into the home health-care business.

 
UBS Profit Rises on Wealth Management, Investment Banking

UBS said profit rose from a year earlier helped by strong growth in wealth management and investment banking. However costs increased and total invested assets fell, prompting a decline in its share price.

 
CenterPoint Energy to Buy Vectren for About $6 Billion

CenterPoint Energy is buying Vectren in a $6 billion deal that will create a combined energy company with more than 7 million customers across the U.S.

 
Elaine Wynn Launches Effort to Remove a Wynn Director

Wynn Resorts's largest shareholder is launching a campaign to remove one of three board directors investigating sexual-misconduct allegations against former Chief Executive Steve Wynn.

 
Volkswagen Plans First U.S. Bond Sale After Emissions Scandal

Volkswagen is planning its return to the U.S. bond market for the first time since its emissions scandal, a move that would seal a successful turnaround for the German auto maker.

 
Qualcomm's No Good, Very Bad Streak

Qualcomm "stepped into" the escalating spat between the U.S. and China. Now it is grappling with the fallout.

 
AT&T's Defense Invokes Big Tech Terror

In the U.S. government's lawsuit to block the merger of AT&T with Time Warner, the two companies say the deal needs to be approved for them to survive an onslaught from big tech. Yet, the imminent doom they conjure doesn't entirely hold up.

 
Alphabet Inc. Earnings: What to Watch

Google parent Alphabet is scheduled to announce first-quarter earnings after the market closes Monday.

 
China's Didi Chuxing Launching Ride-Hailing Service in Mexico

China's Didi Chuxingis launching its ride-hailing service in Mexico in the latest challenge to rival Uber as it seeks to take its services beyond China.

 
Southwest Cancels 40 Flights for Engine Inspections

Southwest Airlines canceled a small number of fights Sunday to perform engine checks in the wake of an accident that killed one of its passengers.

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