Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Moderna Phase one results show coronavirus vaccine safe, induces immune response
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Moderna Inc's experimental vaccine for COVID-19 showed it was safe and provoked immune responses in all 45 healthy volunteers in an ongoing early-stage study, ...
Jul 14, 2020
Effissimo tells Toshiba that shareholders make good directors
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON (Reuters) - Effissimo Capital Management, which wants to install three directors on Toshiba Corp's board, told the Japanese conglomerate's directors that shareholders mak...
Jul 14, 2020
Canada tweaks rules to help foreign students enroll amid COVID-19 restrictions
By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada on Tuesday said it would make it easier for foreign students to study online from abroad and to qualify for a work permit after graduation amid strict border ...
Jul 14, 2020
Merck CEO says raising COVID-19 vaccine hopes ‘a grave disservice’ – report
By Carl O'Donnell (Reuters) - COVID-19 vaccines under development are not guaranteed to work and people who say to expect a vaccine before year-end are doing a "grave disservice to the public," Merck ...
Jul 14, 2020
Puig agrees to deal with Braves – report
Free-agent outfielder Yasiel Puig has agreed to a contract with the Atlanta Braves, MLB.com's Mark Feinsand reported Tuesday afternoon. Feinsand cited an undisclosed source on the deal for Puig, which...
Jul 14, 2020
Fauci says decision on school openings should be left to local officials
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci on Tuesday said that decisions on whether to open schools in U.S. regions hit hard by the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak should be...
Jul 14, 2020
FDA panel votes in favor of approving GSK’s multiple myeloma drug
LONDON (Reuters) - An independent panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday voted in favor of approving GlaxoSmithKline's experimental treatment for a common form of blood cancer, sayi...
Jul 14, 2020
Trump says he is not interested in talking to China about Phase 2 deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is not interested in talking to China about a Phase 2 trade deal. "I'm not interested right now in talking to China," Trump replie...
Jul 14, 2020
Bullard: Expects fresh fiscal package this month to extend pandemic support
(Reuters) - St. Louis Federal Reserve president James Bullard said on Tuesday he expects the U.S. Congress to approve new economic programs by the end of the month to keep businesses and households af...
Jul 14, 2020
Chilean president offers middle classes cash to head off pensions withdrawal
By Aislinn Laing and Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's President Sebastian Pinera on Tuesday widened emergency support for middle-class citizens hit by the coronavirus-led economic shutdown ...
Jul 14, 2020
