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J&J sales grow, but strong dollar tugs at expectations

  Bloomberg Johnson & Johnson (J&J) reported third-quarter earnings that beat analyst estimates as revenue grew in its drugs and medical-device businesses despite pressure from the stronger dollar. The diversified health-care company, which is in the process of separating out its consumer division, reported sales results that were roughly in line with Wall Street’s estimates for the pharmaceutical and medical-device ...

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Wannabe UK premiers face weekend of intense lobbying

Bloomberg The race to be Britain’s next prime minister will be mostly conducted behind closed doors, as contenders embark on a frantic weekend of lobbying Conservative lawmakers to get onto Monday’s party ballot. Liz Truss’s dramatic resignation on Thursday triggered a leadership contest that, coming so soon after the bitter one that put her into 10 Downing Street, is likely ...

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Pakistan’s Imran Khan disqualified from office for hiding assets

Bloomberg Imran Khan, Pakistan’s former prime minister, was disqualified as a lawmaker and barred from holding public office after officials found him guilty of hiding his assets, the latest legal woe for the ousted leader as he pushes for early national elections in a bid to return to power. A five-member panel of the election commission issued its order on ...

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