New York Times business news - May 27

Eli Lilly and Co

27/05/2026 07:45

May 27 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
     
The British oil giant BP BP.L said on Tuesday that it had removed its chair, Albert Manifold, saying that the board had "serious concerns" about his leadership, less than a year after he was appointed.
     
Eli Lilly LLY.N said it would buy three vaccine developers in deals collectively worth up to $4 billion, a move that signals a return to an area that had not been a major focus for the company in recent years.
     
Start-up, OpenRouter, which describes itself as a marketplace for A.I. models plans to announce that it raised $113 million at a $1.3 billion valuation, led by CapitalG, an investment arm of Alphabet, Google's parent company.
     

 (Reporting by Anusha Shah in Bengaluru)
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