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Hemispherx Biopharma Enters into Alfa-n3 Interferon Clinical Trial, Sales, Marketing, Distribution, and Supply Agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Premier Pharma Company in Fight Against the Deadly MERS Disease

Apr 04, 2016 12:30 pm UTC| Business

PHILADELPHIA, April 04, 2016 -- Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. (NYSE MKT:HEB) (the Company) announced today that it has entered into a Clinical Trial, Sales, Marketing, Distribution, and Supply Agreement with Scientific...

J & J Snack Foods Schedules Second Quarter Conference Call

Apr 04, 2016 12:30 pm UTC| Business

PENNSAUKEN, N.J., April 04, 2016 -- J J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ:JJSF) announced today that its conference call to discuss its second quarter 2016 results is scheduled for Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 10:00 am Eastern...

Lumentum Exhibits at Six Commercial Lasers and Optical Communications Tradeshows in the Next Three Months

Apr 04, 2016 12:30 pm UTC| Business

MILPITAS, Calif., April 04, 2016 -- Lumentum Holdings Inc. (“Lumentum”) announced it would exhibit at six optical communications and commercial lasers tradeshows worldwide in the next three months. Lumentum will be...

InterDigital and NEC Corporation Extend and Expand Patent License Agreement

Apr 04, 2016 12:30 pm UTC| Business

WILMINGTON, Del., April 04, 2016 -- InterDigital, Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC), a mobile technology research and development company, today announced that its patent holding subsidiaries have amended their worldwide,...

Versartis Presents Confirmatory Year Two Data from Ongoing Somavaratan Extension Study at Late-Breaker Session at ENDO Annual Meeting

Apr 04, 2016 12:30 pm UTC| Business

MENLO PARK, Calif., April 04, 2016 -- Versartis, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAR), an endocrine-focused biopharmaceutical company that is developing somavaratan (VRS-317), a novel, long-acting form of recombinant human growth hormone...

Capstone Secures 6MW Order from Repeat Customer in Cartagena, Colombia

Apr 04, 2016 12:30 pm UTC| Business

CHATSWORTH, Calif., April 04, 2016 -- Capstone Turbine Corporation (www.capstoneturbine.com) (Nasdaq:CPST), the world's leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, announced today that it...

Hagens Berman Reminds PTCT Therapeutics (NASDAQ: PTCT) Investors of May 2, 2016 Lead Plaintiff Deadline and Longer Class Period

Apr 04, 2016 12:30 pm UTC| Business

SAN FRANCISCO, April 04, 2016 -- Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, a national investor-rights law firm reminds PTC Therapeutics (Nasdaq:PTCT) investors of the May 2, 2016 lead plaintiff deadline in the securities fraud...

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Economy

Venezuela Oil Exports Grind to a Halt as U.S. Oil Embargo Takes Full Effect

Venezuelas oil exports have effectively come to a standstill after months of declining shipments triggered by sweeping U.S. sanctions and an intensified oil embargo announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. According to...

Fed’s Anna Paulson Signals Rate Cuts May Come Later as Inflation Cools and Labor Market Stabilizes

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Anna Paulson said on Saturday that additional U.S. interest rate cuts may not happen immediately, as policymakers assess how the economy responds following an aggressive...

Argentina Sells Dollars to Stabilize Peso as New FX Trading Rules Take Effect

Argentinas Treasury intervened in the foreign exchange market on Friday by selling U.S. dollars in an effort to curb the pesos decline, marking the first trading session under the countrys newly implemented currency...

U.S. Stock Market Mixed at Close as Dow Gains and Nasdaq Slips

U.S. stocks finished mixed after the close on Friday as strength in energy, industrials, and basic materials helped support blue-chip shares, while losses in consumer-focused and technology sectors weighed on broader...

Mexico Stocks End Lower as IPC Slips on Sector Losses

Mexican stocks closed lower on Friday as broad-based declines across key sectors weighed on overall market performance. The benchmark SP/BMV IPC index ended the session down 0.36%, reflecting investor caution amid losses...

Politics

Maduro’s Capture Deepens Venezuela’s Political Crisis as Power Struggle Intensifies

The reported U.S. capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro has triggered major political uncertainty in the oil-rich nation, raising urgent questions about who truly controls the government. U.S. President Donald Trump...

Myanmar Junta Announces Amnesty for Over 6,000 Prisoners on Independence Day Amid Ongoing Crisis

Myanmars military government has announced it will release 6,186 prisoners as part of an amnesty marking the countrys Independence Day, according to state media reports on Saturday. The decision comes at a highly sensitive...

Venezuela Supreme Court Appoints Delcy Rodríguez as Acting President After Nicolás Maduro Detention

Venezuela entered a new period of political uncertainty after the Constitutional Chamber of the countrys Supreme Court ordered Vice President Delcy Rodríguez to assume the role of acting president following the...

Cuba Condemns U.S. Actions in Venezuela as Tensions Rise in the Region

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has sharply criticized the United States over what he described as an attack on Venezuela and the capture of its president, escalating political tensions across Latin America....

U.S. Airline Flight Cancellations Surge After Venezuela Military Operation and FAA Airspace Closures

Major U.S. airlines canceled hundreds of flights on Saturday after a sudden military operation in Venezuela led to the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, triggering widespread airspace restrictions across parts of...

Science

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Technology

Grok AI Controversy on X Sparks Global Outrage Over Nonconsensual Images

A growing controversy surrounding Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot built into Elon Musks social media platform X, has triggered international concern over the misuse of AI-generated images and the failure to...

Reddit Emerges as a Major Winner in the Shift to AI-Powered Search

Reddit is increasingly being recognized as a major beneficiary of the global shift from traditional search engines to AI-generated answers, according to a recent analysis from brokerage firm Needham. As artificial...

Trump Blocks HieFo’s Emcore Chip Assets Deal Over National Security Concerns

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order blocking HieFo Corp. from acquiring semiconductor-related assets from Emcore Corp., citing serious national security risks tied to foreign ownership and sensitive chip...

Grok AI Faces Global Scrutiny Over Safeguard Failures and Illegal Content on X

Elon Musks artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, developed by xAI and integrated into social media platform X, has come under intense international scrutiny after admitting that lapses in safeguards led to the generation...

Baidu Shares Surge as Company Plans Kunlunxin AI Chip Spin-Off and Hong Kong Listing

Baidu shares jumped sharply after the Chinese technology giant announced plans to spin off its artificial intelligence chip unit, Kunlunxin, and pursue a listing in Hong Kong. The move comes as domestic Chinese chipmakers...