Insurance rate hikes may ease after health care overhaul
Insurers filed 2015 rate requests showing rises around 10 percent or more, with some 20 to 30 percent increases seen recently. Regulators, exchanges, and competition are cited as factors to restrain future price jumps, though analysts warn outcomes remain uncertain.
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India's Ambassador car halted as Hindustan Motors restructures
Hindustan Motors suspended production of the Ambassador at the Uttarpara plant outside Kolkata amid debt restructuring and low demand. About 2,500 employees face pay stoppages while the firm seeks new investors and considers pricing and fuel efficiency changes to revive the aging sedan long favored by India's elite and government bodies.
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Pfizer ends bid to buy AstraZeneca in landmark deal
Pfizer said it will not extend a takeover offer for AstraZeneca, ending a $119 billion pursuit that would have created the industry’s richest deal. AstraZeneca rejected the bid as undervaluing its drug portfolio, while analysts see the move as a temporary pause in a competitive growth strategy.
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