Bloomberg The minister in charge of trade in Finland says there’s a real risk global advances are reversed amid a geopolitical shift that threatens to kill jobs and undermine prosperity. For a small country like Finland — a euro member that shares the European Union’s longest border with Russia — the picture is “very dark,” Kai Mykkanen, foreign trade ...

  AFP German healthcare giant Fresenius said it will buy Spain’s largest private hospital group Quironsalud for 5.76 billion euros ($6.4 billion), adding more than 40 hospitals to its portfolio and expanding its European reach. Shares in Fresenius jumped nearly four percent on the news in early trading on the Frankfurt stock exchange on Tuesday. The deal marks the group’s ...

  AFP The German pharmaceutical and chemicals group Bayer said it would sweeten its offer for US rival Monsanto. In a statement, Bayer said it would raise its offer for the US seed giant to $127.50 per share from $125. That would bring the deal’s total value to almost $66 billion including debt. Monsanto confirmed Bayer’s improved bid for a ...