February 20, 2024
“Gilead Sciences has agreed to buy CymaBay Therapeutics for $4.3 billion, gaining access to an experimental liver disease treatment with blockbuster potential as the U.S. drugmaker looks beyond its older HIV drugs for growth. Shares of the Newark, California-based drug developer jumped 24.6%… Continue Reading…
June 23, 2022
“The global food crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine will kill millions by leaving the hungriest more vulnerable to infectious diseases, potentially triggering the world’s next health catastrophe, the head of a major aid organisation has warned…” https://www.barrons.com/news/global-food-crisis-will-kill-millions-by-disease-health-executive-warns-01655961907 No.… Continue Reading…
March 19, 2020
“JPMorgan Chase is closing about a fifth of its bank branches to help contain the spread of COVID-19. The finance giant will shutter about 1,000 Chase bank locations temporarily, according to a memo sent to employees Wednesday. The roughly 4,000 other branches will… Continue Reading…
March 13, 2020
“Stocks plummeted once again on Thursday after President Donald Trump and the Federal Reserve both failed to quell concerns over the economic slowdown stemming from the coronavirus, leading to a historic drop for the U.S. markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 2,352.60… Continue Reading…
March 2, 2020
“Financial markets U.S. stocks have suffered their worst week since the depths of the 2007-08 financial crisis as investors flee for safety. All three major U.S. stock indexes have dropped at least 10 percent from their most recent peaks, abruptly… Continue Reading…
February 24, 2020
“Billionaire Warren Buffett says the viral outbreak in China has slowed economic growth, but he remains confident in the long-term future of American business… Buffett said the reports he gets from Berkshire’s assortment of more than 90 businesses and stock… Continue Reading…
February 3, 2020
“The economic wildcard that has become the coronavirus may not yet be done wreaking havoc on global stock markets. In fact, things could get much worse before they get better. “In a worst-case scenario, global equities could fall by as much as… Continue Reading…
January 30, 2020
“Stocks pared losses, with strong corporate earnings bolstering confidence in the U.S. economy even as investors remain concerned that the spread of the coronavirus will derail the global recovery. The S&P 500 retreated for a second day, trimming its January… Continue Reading…
January 28, 2020
“The Dow lost 453 points, wiping out the average’s gains for the year. The 30-stock average also notched its biggest one-day fall since October, along with its longest losing streak since August. The S&P 500 dropped 1.6%, snapping a 74-session… Continue Reading…
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