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Merck’s Keytruda fails head and neck cancer trial
(Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc said on Wednesday its cancer therapy Keytruda failed to meet the main goal of a late-stage trial testing it in patients with head and neck cancer. The company said Keytruda,...
Jul 20, 2022
Baker Hughes adjusted profit rises 37% as oilfield services demand booms
(Reuters) - Baker Hughes Co on Wednesday reported a 37.34% rise in adjusted second-quarter profit from a year earlier, fueled by strong demand for its oilfield services from companies looking to raise...
Jul 20, 2022
Russia central bank proposes banning small investors from buying foreign shares
(This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's central bank has proposed banning Russians with holdings wo...
Jul 20, 2022
Public demands action on Peoria’s violence reduction funding
PEORIA, Ill. — There’s been discussion for weeks on what Peoria will spend violence reduction funds on. Tuesday night, council spent several more hours discussing the process. Peoria City ...
Jul 20, 2022
Ukraine to seek debt payment freeze as war ravages economy
By Natalia Zinets and Marc Jones KYIV/LONDON (Reuters) - Ukraine will ask international bondholders to agree to a 2-year delay on its debt payments so it can focus its dwindling financial resources on...
Jul 20, 2022
New Sri Lankan government must raise taxes, make difficult reforms – cbank governor
(Reuters) - Sri Lanka's new president will have to deal with daunting political challenges and his reforms should include tax rises to stabilize a devastated economy, the central bank governor told th...
Jul 20, 2022
U.S. House panel seeks to advance bill to ban assault-style rifles
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives panel on Wednesday was set to advance a bill banning assault-style rifles such as those used in recent mas...
Jul 20, 2022
Prosecution witness to testify that ex-Trump adviser Bannon defied subpoena
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A witness for U.S. federal prosecutors is expected to testify on Wednesday that former President Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon defied a subpoena from the c...
Jul 20, 2022
Evergrande’s EV unit says it receives pre-orders for more than 37,000 Hengchi EVs
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group Ltd said on Wednesday it had received pre-orders for more than 37,000 units of its first model Hengchi 5. The pre-orders, which started t...
Jul 20, 2022
Health insurer Elevance raises annual profit forecast
(Reuters) -Elevance Health Inc lifted its annual earnings forecast on Wednesday after strength in the unit that houses its pharmacy benefits management business, IngenioRx, helped the company sail pas...
Jul 20, 2022
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