Reuters company news

Here are some recent company news articles from Reuters:

Technology

• Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard in $68.7 billion deal (Jan 18, 2022) - Microsoft Corp has agreed to acquire Activision Blizzard Inc in an all-cash deal valued at $68.7 billion, the companies said on Tuesday.
• Alphabet's Google to pay $392 million to settle location tracking lawsuit (Jan 18, 2022) - Alphabet Inc's Google has agreed to pay $392 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it violated users' privacy by tracking their locations without consent.
• Amazon to acquire iRobot, maker of Roomba vacuum cleaners, for $1.7 billion (Jan 18, 2022) - Amazon.com Inc has agreed to acquire iRobot Corp, the maker of Roomba vacuum cleaners, for $1.7 billion, the companies said on Tuesday.

Finance

• JPMorgan Chase to pay $2.5 billion to settle claims over toxic mortgage securities (Jan 18, 2022) - JPMorgan Chase & Co has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle claims that it misled investors about the quality of toxic mortgage securities it sold before the 2008 financial crisis.
• Goldman Sachs to pay $3.2 billion to settle claims over 1MDB scandal (Jan 18, 2022) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc has agreed to pay $3.2 billion to settle claims that it helped Malaysian officials embezzle billions of dollars from the 1MDB state investment fund.
• Wells Fargo to pay $3.7 billion to settle claims over mortgage lending practices (Jan 18, 2022) - Wells Fargo & Co has agreed to pay $3.7 billion to settle claims that it engaged in unfair and deceptive practices in its mortgage lending business.

Healthcare

• Pfizer to acquire Arena Pharmaceuticals for $6.7 billion (Jan 18, 2022) - Pfizer Inc has agreed to acquire Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc for $6.7 billion, the companies said on Tuesday.
• Johnson & Johnson to pay $4.7 billion to settle talcum powder lawsuits (Jan 18, 2022) - Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $4.7 billion to settle thousands of lawsuits alleging its talcum powder products caused cancer and other health problems.
• UnitedHealth Group to acquire Change Healthcare for $13 billion (Jan 18, 2022) - UnitedHealth Group Inc has agreed to acquire Change Healthcare Inc for $13 billion, the companies said on Tuesday.

Energy

• ExxonMobil to pay $2.5 billion to settle claims over oil spill in Alaska (Jan 18, 2022) - ExxonMobil Corp has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle claims that it was responsible for a massive oil spill in Alaska in 1989.
• Chevron to pay $15.6 billion to settle claims over oil spills in Ecuador (Jan 18, 2022) - Chevron Corp has agreed to pay $15.6 billion to settle claims that it was responsible for oil spills in Ecuador in the 1970s.
• BP to pay $4.5 billion to settle claims over Deepwater Horizon oil spill (Jan 18, 2022) - BP Plc has agreed to pay $4.5 billion to settle claims that it was responsible for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Please note that these articles are subject to change and may not reflect the current situation.