Author Archives: Syndicated Content
U.S. government engages Pfizer to produce millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - The United States government said on Wednesday it will pay $1.95 billion for Pfizer Inc to produce and deliver 100 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the United States. The...
Jul 22, 2020
An introvert’s guide to Zoom: Four tips for remote meetings
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jia Wertz may be a documentary filmmaker in New York City, but these days she feels like a full-time resident of Zoom world. The director of the new documentary sh...
Jul 22, 2020
Biogen raises full-year profit view, quarter boosted by Tecfidera demand
(Reuters) - Drugmaker Biogen Inc beat analysts' estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday on better-than-expected sales of its multiple sclerosis treatment Tecfidera, and boosted its 2020 profit out...
Jul 22, 2020
Nasdaq quarterly profit soars on record trading volumes
(Reuters) - Transatlantic exchange operator Nasdaq Inc on Wednesday reported a 38.5% rise in quarterly profit as more people took to trading from home while under lockdown, with pandemic-driven market...
Jul 22, 2020
After fatal UK crash, U.S. removes criminal immunity for its diplomat families
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has agreed with the United States to remove immunity from criminal prosecution for the families of U.S. diplomats and embassy staff after 19-year-old Harry Dunn was killed i...
Jul 22, 2020
Exclusive: Novavax executives could get big payday even if vaccine fails
By Ross Kerber and Jessica DiNapoli (Reuters) - One of the leading U.S. firms developing a coronavirus vaccine, Novavax Inc , has awarded executives stock options that could pay out tens of millions o...
Jul 22, 2020
Forgive or forget Johnny Depp? Jury is out on his post-trial career
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - From a severed finger to defecation pranks and graffiti written in blood, the Johnny Depp libel case in London has exposed the kind of dirty laundry that Holly...
Jul 22, 2020
Twitter, reeling from hack, faces Wall Street pique on ad revenue
By Katie Paul SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter Inc , bruised by a hack last week that compromised the accounts of high-profile users, may have to account for a different embarrassment when it reports...
Jul 22, 2020
Glenmark's favipiravir version shows promise in late-stage COVID-19 trial
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd said on Wednesday its version of anti-flu drug favipiravir showed promise in a late-stage study of 150 patients with mild to moderate coronav...
Jul 22, 2020
Qatar Airways seeks $5 billion compensation from Arab bloc over airspace ban
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar Airways is seeking at least $5 billion in compensation from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain for blocking it from their airspace, the state-owned carri...
Jul 22, 2020
