The Press Trust of India news agency had reported on Wednesday that Infosys was keen to acquire the Thomson Reuters’ healthcare business. The Business Standard newspaper also had reported on Sept 15 that Infosys was close to buying the business for $700 million to $750 million.Thomson Reuters said in June it was planning to sell the unit, which supplies healthcare data and analysis to companies, government agencies and healthcare professionals. The business generated revenue of about $450 million in 2010.Infosys posted quarterly results on Wednesday, following which its executives told reporters the company was looking for acquisitions across sectors including healthcare and life sciences.

“We’re going to do everything we can to maximize the chance that we get as much of this done as possible,” Geithner said. “And we should, because this bill includes things that have always had broad support among Democrats and Republicans, There’s just no reason why politics should stand in the way of doing something for the economy now.”