Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. AGIO announced that the FDA has cleared its investigational new drug (IND) application for AG-946, a next-generation pyruvate kinase-R (PKR) activator. The company plans to initiate a phase I study on AG-946 by the middle of this year.
Softbank (OTC: SFTBY) is finally considering selling a portion of its massive stake in Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) as part of its plan to raise $41 billion via asset sales.
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Shares of upscale retailer Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) surged on Tuesday morning, as investors grew more optimistic after the company announced a series of measures to protect its cash position through the coronavirus shutdown.
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Failure by Washington legislators to pass a $1 trillion-plus coronavirus relief package Monday sent stocks tumbling -- but the prospect that they'll get the job done today is having the opposite effect.
When I was fresh out of college in the late 1990s and had my first job in the corporate world, the first stock I invested in was American Express (NYSE: AXP). My parents were serious card users and I saw a company that offered a premium experience for loyal customers.
(RTTNews) - Canadian stocks are high up in positive territory early noon Tuesday after a buoyant start as investors go on a buying spree on hopes the U.S. Senate will eventually agree on a massive near $2 trillion deal that would help limit the economic impact of the COVID-19 pa
The Summer Olympics scheduled to begin this July in Tokyo have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. While no future date has been set, they won't be held until sometime in 2021.
On March 23, 2020, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced that it will expand its App Store to 20 other countries in April, taking the total count to 175 countries. According to the press release, the App Store attracts over 500 million visitors each week and has helped developers gener
DHT Holdings (DHT) could be a solid choice for investors given the company's remarkably improving earnings outlook. While the stock has been a strong performer lately, this trend might continue since analysts are still raising their earnings estimates for the company.
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