[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, pointing to still strong labor market conditions, though the pace of job growth has slowed after
Biogen scraps Alzheimer drug trials, wiping $17 billion off its market value
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Biogen and partner Eisai Co Ltd are ending two late-stage trials for the experimental Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab, in a setback to efforts to find treatments for the disease and for Biogen’s stock,
Wall St. falls at open after Fed’s abrupt dovish turn
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (Reuters) – U.S. stocks opened lower on Thursday, after the Federal
Subsidiary of debt-laden IL&FS misses payment due to insufficient funds
[ad_1] MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s IL&FS Transportation Networks Ltd said in a filing on Thursday that it missed some 209 mln rupees ($3 million) in principal and interest payments due on March 18 because of
Oil slips but holds near 2019 peak as supplies tighten
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Oil edged lower on Thursday but held near 2019 highs, supported by a sharp tightening of global stocks, OPEC production cuts and U.S. sanctions on key producers Iran and Venezuela. FILE
No-deal Brexit would hurt EU significantly – Barclays
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: British and EU flags flutter outside the Houses of Parliament during a pro-Brexit and anti-Brexit demonstration, ahead of a vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal, in London, Britain, January 15,
Merkel: Germany will meet pledge to spend 1.5 percent of GDP on defence by 2024
[ad_1] German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at the lower house of parliament (Bundestag), ahead of a Brussels summit for Brexit delay discussions, in Berlin, Germany March 21, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will
Gold hits 3-week high as Fed defers rate hikes; palladium sets record
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Gold climbed to a three-week peak on Thursday as the U.S. Federal Reserve ruled out chances of any interest rate hike this year, while a surprise cut in U.S. growth forecast added
Value of China’s metal e-waste to double to $24 billion by 2030: Greenpeace
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Old cellular phone components are discarded inside a workshop in the township of Guiyu in China’s southern Guangdong province June 10, 2015. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu BEIJING (Reuters) – The potential value of recyclable
South Korea chipmaker shares rise on Micron’s industry recovery outlook
[ad_1] SEOUL (Reuters) – Shares of South Korean chip giants jumped on Thursday after U.S. chipmaker Micron Technology Inc forecast recovery in a memory market saddled with oversupply as device demand sags. The world’s second-biggest