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OPEC and allies agree to extend record production cut
OPEC and its oil-producing allies agreed on Saturday to extend the group's historic production cut for an additional month in an ongoing effort to balance the global oil market. The agreement was finalized during the group's…
Bunzl PLC and Rentokil Initial PLC get upgrades from JPMorgan as virus
Both companies are expected to be looking at acquisitions as we move into the second half of the year
JPMorgan Cazeove upgraded both () and PLC () to ‘overweight’ after recent encouraging news.
“Bunzl is back,” said analyst Sylvia P…
CDC director defends controversial call on Pfizer’s Covid boosters
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, insisted Friday she didn't overrule a vaccine advisory committee by expanding the CDC's approval of Pfizer's Covid boosters to include a proposal rejected…
Dr. Scott Gottlieb weighs in on Pfizer’s Covid booster approval process
Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC he anticipates the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may soon offer greater clarity on who will be eligible for Covid booster doses.Gottlieb, a Pfizer…
Summit Therapeutics PLC says c-difficile trial slowed by coronavirus
US infectious diseases agency BARDA is helping to fund the trial with a grant worth up to $72.5mln.
(NASDAQ:SMMT) said it had recruited 252 patients into its phase III trial for its c-difficile (CDI) treatment at the end of March,…
The markets appear to have decided the virus is no big deal anymore …..
Manipulated or not the markets appear to have decided the virus is no big deal anymore and they continue higher. (For how much longer?)
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I've read the brilliant book on the guy who helped to cause the flash crashin 2010 - the…
Amsterdam’s coffeeshops reel from low tourist numbers this summer
A view in the direction of Oudezijds Voorburgwal lined with coffeeshops in Amsterdam.Thomas Imo | Photothek | Getty ImagesAmsterdam has long been a draw for millions of tourists from Europe and beyond, with many attracted to the city for…
Athletes First reps lead agency list with $2 billion in NFL contracts
Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills throws a pass against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the first half at Highmark Stadium on September 12, 2021 in Orchard Park, New York.Bryan M. Bennett | Getty ImagesAthletes First is the top sports…
London Stock Exchange Group PLC, Associated British Foods PLC and
Over in the US, earnings season is kicking in, with Netflix, Coca-Cola, SAP, Philip Morris, Lockheed Martin, Texas Instruments all reporting
Tuesday will see trading updates from the London Stock Exchange, Associated British Foods and…
Why the next fast-food chicken sandwich war may be a fake one
Vegan chicken quick-serve restaurants like San Antonio, Texas-based Project Pollo are aiming directly at Chick-fil-A and its fried chicken sandwich as the plant-based meat industry rises against one of fast-food's recent best-selling…