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Teva Pharmaceutical’s outlook dims as CEO leaves

  Bloomberg Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.’s chief executive officer unexpectedly left after just three years, leaving the world’s largest maker of cheap copycat medicines floundering for a new boss as its outlook dims and the shares slump. Chairman Yitzhak Peterburg became CEO on an interim basis following Erez Vigodman’s departure, and a search is underway for a successor, the Petach ...

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Freebies herald rural India spending spree

  Bloomberg India’s politicians are promising everything from smartphones to pressure cookers in a free-for-all that could signal the start of a spending spree in the country’s hinterland. In Uttar Pradesh, a state of 200 million people voted in legislative elections on Saturday, parties including Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party offered a range of freebies — which have ...

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South Korean investigators to again summon Samsung heir

  SEOUL / AP South Korean prosecutors investigating the corruption scandal involving impeached President Park Geun-hye said on Sunday that they plan to summon Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong again as they look into bribery allegations between Park and the country’s largest busi- ness group. Lee, the billionaire vice chairman of technology giant Samsung Electronics, will be summoned along with two ...

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