Bloomberg Royal Philips NV’s health-equipment business in the US has come under scrutiny after the Dutch company disclosed a conflict with authorities over its heart defibrillators more than three years after the Food and Drug Administration warned about their reliability following a recall. Philips is in talks with the Department of Justice, representing the FDA, on a civil matter …

  Bloomberg DuPont Co. said it may need an additional three months to close its merger with Dow Chemical Co. as regulators around the world scrutinize a deal that would combine the two biggest US chemical makers. The updated timetable represents a change from the previous expectation that the transaction would be finalized in the first quarter of 2017. “We …

  Bloomberg The euro-area economy expanded at a robust pace at the start of the year as inflation pressures increased, according to IHS Markit. A Purchasing Managers’ Index signaled quarterly growth of 0.4 percent, with broad-based expansion in both manufacturing and services, the London-based company said in a statement on Tuesday. Although the gauge slipped to 54.3 in January from …