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...On his final earnings call as chief executive of gene sequencing company Illumina, Francis deSouza did his best to stay positive....
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...On Monday, Icahn reiterated his criticism of Illumina’s decision to close the Grail deal and repeated his call for the removal of the chief executive, Francis deSouza....
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