American Express Co. is joining the small but growing number of companies choosing to post salary ranges with job listings across the US, even where doing so isn’t required by law. The credit-card giant has pay included in postings for positions in New York City, ahead of a requirement that goes into effect for all companies with four or more ...

Johnson & Johnson (J&J), one of the world’s biggest makers of medical devices, said it will purchase Abiomed Inc. for about $17.3 billion, building on its portfolio of technology to assist heart function. J&J will pay $380 a share in cash, according to a statement. That represents a premium of about 50% over Abiomed’s closing price, and is close to ...

Morrisons is shutting more than 100 loss-making McColl’s convenience stores, putting as many as 1,300 jobs at risk just a few months after buying the corner shop retailer out of insolvency. The British supermarket chain has identified 132 stores where “there is no realistic prospect of achieving a break-even position in the medium term” and will close those sites over ...