Staar Surgical Co. said it plans to terminate its proposed $1.6 billion sale to Alcon Inc. based on preliminary results from today’s shareholder vote. As a result, Staar will remain a standalone, ...

Max Verstappen returned to the Red Bull cockpit and set the fastest time in second practice for the Mexico City Grand Prix. The four-time Formula 1 champion was one of nine drivers to step aside for ...

Oct 15 (Reuters) - Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services on Wednesday recommended that investors in Staar Surgical (STAA.O), opens new tab reject an offer by Swiss eyecare giant Alcon ...

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DALLAS — The annual mandatory STAAR test will soon be gone under a new law Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed Wednesday night. Public school students in third through eighth grades take the high-stakes ...

This article was originally published in The Texas Tribune. Texas lawmakers have sent legislation replacing STAAR, the state’s widely unpopular state standardized test, to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.

Alcon is building out its portfolio of lens implants, with a $1.5 billion deal to acquire the flagging Staar Surgical and its focus on correcting nearsightedness. Staar’s Evo and Visian implantable ...

Staar Surgical Co. is getting acquired by Switzerland-based Alcon Inc. for $1.5 billion. “We believe the transaction with Alcon represents the best path forward and provides the greatest value for ...

Manzanilla casks and Amarone casks, could you possibly think of wine types that are further apart? Anyway that’s what Bunnahabhain used for this Turas Math #1 release, presented in the shadow of Feis ...

Mike Miles is taking a victory lap. Last month, the Houston Independent School District’s state-appointed superintendent unveiled the district’s latest standardized-test results at a packed school ...

Texas’ top education official offered a grim assessment of students’ math skills, emphasizing that COVID disruptions linger — even for the children who weren’t in public school when campuses shut down ...