(RTTNews) - While reporting financial results for the third quarter on Wednesday, diversified health care company UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (UNH) raised its earnings outlook for the full-year 2020 as care patterns disrupted by the pandemic moved closer to normal levels.
Predicting which candidates will win the 2020 U.S. elections is something of a cottage industry. Will Biden beat Trump? Will the GOP keep control of the Senate, or will Democrats take the reins? Several states will also vote on key ballot initiatives -- what about them?
Do bad things really come in threes? It might seem like the old saying is true with the development of treatments and vaccines for COVID-19. AstraZeneca paused its late-stage studies of coronavirus vaccine candidate AZD1222 last month after one participant had an unexplained ill
If you think the banking sector is headed for a rally and you're partial to dividend stocks, then your options are somewhat limited right now. The Federal Reserve has capped dividends at the 100 largest banks to the average net income of the trailing four quarters. Furthermore,
The effort to develop a coronavirus vaccine has been impressive. Over 190 coronavirus vaccine candidates are in some stage of testing, according to the World Health Organization. Of those, 42 are being evaluated in clinical studies, and 10 have reached late-stage clinical trials
(RTTNews) - U.K. stocks rose on Wednesday, with sentiment helped by a weaker pound ahead of a U.K.-imposed Oct. 15 deadline for progress in Brexit negotiations. The pound was also weighed down by growing political wrangling over new Covid-19 restrictions.
(RTTNews) - German stocks rose on Wednesday ahead of a speech by European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, who is expected to reiterate the central bank's dovish stance as Covid-19 concerns continue to linger.
(RTTNews) - Asian stocks fell broadly on Wednesday, with diminishing hopes for the passage of a U.S. coronavirus bill coupled with worries about the development of a Covid-19 vaccine keeping investors cautious.
The European Central Bank will review a key rule forcing it to buy corporate bonds in proportion of their outstanding amounts in light of the market's "failure" to reflect risks related to climate change, ECB President Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday.
(RTTNews) - Security company G4S plc (GFSZY.PK, GFS.L) Wednesday reported that its group revenue for nine months were lower by 2 percent overall, but its underlying earnings remain ahead of the prior year for the same period.
(RTTNews) - BHP Group Plc. (BHP.AX, BLT.L, BBL, BHP) performed solidly in the 2020 financial year, despite the global adversity. Earnings and cash flow were strong. Net debt was at the low end of target range, Ken MacKenzie, Chairman said in the company's annual general meeting.
(RTTNews) - Nestle SA (NSRGY.PK, NSTR.L) announced the completion of its acquisition of Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. (AIMT). Andrew Oxtoby has been named as Aimmune's President & CEO. He was previously Aimmune's Chief Commercial Officer.
(RTTNews) - Today's Daily Dose brings you news about Lilly temporarily halting phase III trial of COVID-19 antibody, Gossamer Bio's oral GB001 flunking in both asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis trials, encouraging data from Regeneron/Sanofi's Dupixent trial, and Johnson & Jo
(RTTNews) - Pearson Plc (PSO, PSON.L) said, at the nine months, Group sales declined by 14% largely reflecting the continuing impact of COVID-19 and test centre and school closures. Global Online Learning sales grew 14% due to 41% enrolment growth in Virtual Schools for the acad