Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Gilead buys Forty Seven for $4.9 billion to bolster cancer drug pipeline
By Manas Mishra and Trisha Roy (Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc said on Monday it would buy Forty Seven Inc for $4.9 billion in cash, adding an experimental treatment that targets blood cancer to its p...
Mar 2, 2020
Novartis says it still sees favorable benefit-risk profile for eye drug Beovu
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis said the safety data available for its eye drug Beovu to treat wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) continued to support a favorable benefit-risk ...
Mar 2, 2020
Trump presses U.S. Federal Reserve to cut rates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated his call for the U.S. central bank to lower interest rates, tweeting that the Federal Reserve has been "slow to act" and should ...
Mar 2, 2020
Somali forces, supposed to unite against Islamists, fight each other
By Abdiqani Hassan GAROWE, Somalia (Reuters) - Fighting erupted in south Somalia on Monday between the national army and regional forces, amid deepening divisions that help Islamist insurgents and may...
Mar 2, 2020
U.S. manufacturing sector slows in February; orders contract: ISM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. factory manufacturing activity slowed in February as new orders contracted, likely reflecting worries about supply chain disruptions related to the fast-spreading coronavir...
Mar 2, 2020
Japanese minister tells Lebanon Ghosn should stand trial in Japan
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Fugitive ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn should stand trial in Japan, a Japanese government minister told the Lebanese government during a visit to Beirut on Monday, adding that Beirut ...
Mar 2, 2020
Factbox: On the backburner: IPO delays due to Coronavirus
, (Reuters) - The fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak around the world has forced a number of startups and private firms to put their plans for an initial public offering on hold. Following is a list ...
Mar 2, 2020
U.S. construction spending increases to record high
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - U.S. construction spending increased by the most in nearly two years in January, but the upbeat news is likely to be overshadowed by financial market fears that the fast-spread...
Mar 2, 2020
OPEC February oil output sinks on Libyan unrest, cuts
By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) - OPEC oil output dropped in February to the lowest in over a decade as Libyan supply collapsed due to a blockade of ports and oilfields and Saudi Arabia and other Gulf...
Mar 2, 2020
Banks in Europe step up coronavirus contingency trading plans
By Lawrence White and Clara Denina LONDON (Reuters) - Banks and exchanges in Europe are readying out-of-town offices, splitting shifts and isolating some teams to ensure they can keep trading if coron...
Mar 2, 2020
