Australia's New Hope Corp Ltd posted a near 30% drop in July-quarter coal sales on Friday, as power demand crumbled due to the coronavirus crisis, and said it would consider a demand from an environment-focused activist investor group to wind up its coal operations.
Facebook Inc on Friday pushed for legislation that makes it easier for users to transfer photos and videos to a rival tech platform, in comments it sent to the Federal Trade Commission ahead of a hearing on the topic on Sept. 22.
(RTTNews) - Novartis (NVS) said that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Kesimpta or ofatumumab as an injection for subcutaneous use for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis or RMS, to include clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing-remitting disea
Gold prices rose on Friday after bleak U.S. jobless claims data reinforced fears of a slower recovery from the coronavirus-induced economic crisis, denting the dollar and U.S. Treasury yields.
(RTTNews) - Indian shares may open higher on Friday, tracking gains on Wall Street overnight and an uptrend in other Asian markets this morning after China said it has agreed to hold talks with U.S. officials soon to review progress on their preliminary deal.
(RTTNews) - Bayer agreed to pay $1.6 billion to settle most of the U.S. lawsuits alleging that the company's birth control device "Essure" caused excessive bleeding and pelvic pain or failed to prevent pregnancies.
The dollar was on the defensive against most currencies on Friday after a rise in U.S. jobless claims and a dip in Treasury yields dampened the appeal of holding the greenback.
Authorities in Peru and Morocco have approved Phase 3 clinical trials for a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by China National Biotec Group (CNBG), the company said late on Thursday on Chinese social media platform WeChat.
(RTTNews) - The Thai stock market has finished lower in back-to-back trading days, sinking almost 35 points or 2.6 percent along the way. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now rests just beneath the 1,300-point plateau although it may stop the bleeding on Friday.
The head of Brazil's national parks service has been removed, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, in the latest management change under the right-wing government, which has sought to weaken environmental protections.
Oil prices rose in early trade on Friday, on track for a third straight week of gains, buoyed by major oil producers' efforts to hold back output amid concerns about the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
(RTTNews) - Ahead of Wednesday's holiday for the Islamic New Year, the Indonesia stock market had halted the six-day winning streak in which it had spiked more than 150 points or 2.9 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index now rests just above the 5,270-point plateau although it ma
(RTTNews) - The Japanese stock market is advancing on Friday after the tech-driven rally overnight on Wall Street and following news that China and the U.S. have agreed to hold new trade talks in the coming days.
The once unthinkable decoupling of U.S. tech expertise and Chinese manufacturing is underway, and it could prove surprisingly positive for the yuan. Driven to innovate, China is building a self-sustaining tech ecosystem, helping the yuan to gain on its own merit and not just from the dollar's downfall.
(RTTNews) - Pfizer Inc. (PFE) and BioNTech SE (BNTX) announced additional Phase 1 safety and immunogenicity data from their ongoing U.S. study of the BNT162 mRNA-based vaccine program against SARS-CoV-2, which has advanced into Phase 2/3 evaluation.
Australian retail sales rose again in July, preliminary data showed on Friday, with gains in all states and territories except Victoria which relapsed into a lockdown last month following a surge in novel coronavirus cases.
The dollar was on the defensive against most currencies on Friday after a rise in U.S. jobless claims and a dip in Treasury yields dampened the appeal of holding the greenback.
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