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Argos Therapeutics to Participate in Alliance for Regenerative Medicine Cell and Gene Therapy Investor Day

Mar 17, 2016 12:00 pm UTC| Business

DURHAM, N.C., March 17, 2016 -- Argos Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARGS) (“Argos”), an immuno-oncology company focused on the development and commercialization of truly individualized immunotherapies for the treatment of...

Kite Pharma Announces Clinical Collaboration to Evaluate Two Novel Immunotherapies for Patients with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Mar 17, 2016 12:00 pm UTC| Business

SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 17, 2016 -- Kite Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq:KITE) today announced that it has entered into a clinical trial collaboration with Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, to evaluate the safety and...

Cartesian Sets Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Conference Call for Thursday, March 31, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. ET

Mar 17, 2016 12:00 pm UTC| Business

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., March 17, 2016 -- Cartesian™ (NASDAQ:CRTN), a leading provider of consulting services and managed solutions to the global communications, technology and digital media industries, will hold a...

Dimension Therapeutics Receives Positive Opinion for European Orphan Drug Designation for DTX301 for the Treatment of Ornithine Transcarbamylase (OTC) Deficiency

Mar 17, 2016 12:00 pm UTC| Business

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 17, 2016 -- Dimension Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:DMTX), a biopharmaceutical company advancing novel, liver-directed treatments for diverse rare diseases based on an adeno-associated virus (AAV)...

TPC Group Names Vice President, Reliability and Capital Project Management

Mar 17, 2016 12:00 pm UTC| Business

HOUSTON, March 17, 2016 -- TPC Group announced today that Courtney Ruth has been appointed Vice President, Reliability and Capital Project Management. Mr. Ruth brings more than 20 years of significant experience running...

Interleukin Genetics Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2015 Financial Results

Mar 17, 2016 12:00 pm UTC| Business

Progress in Executing Commercial Plan Underscored byRecent Agreement with Metagenics, Inc. Conference Call and Webcast Today at 8:30a.m. EDT WALTHAM, Mass., March 17, 2016 -- Interleukin Genetics,Inc. (OTCQB:ILIU)...

AMERISAFE Announces Date of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Record Date

Mar 17, 2016 12:00 pm UTC| Business

DERIDDER, La., March 17, 2016 -- AMERISAFE, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMSF), a specialty provider of hazardous workers’ compensation insurance, today announced that the Company has set the date of the Company’s 2016 annual meeting...

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Economy

China Imposes 55% Tariff on Beef Imports Above Quota to Protect Domestic Industry

China will impose an additional 55% tariff on beef imports that exceed newly set quota levels starting January 1, 2026, as part of safeguard measures aimed at protecting its domestic cattle industry. The policy will apply...

Trump Delays Tariff Increases on Furniture and Cabinets for One More Year

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday to delay planned tariff increases on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, and bathroom vanities for an additional year, according to a statement from the...

USDA $12 Billion Farm Aid Program Draws Mixed Reactions from Row Crop Farmers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released new details on a $12 billion farm aid program aimed at supporting American farmers struggling with low crop prices and ongoing trade disputes. While the initiative is...

Japanese Business Leaders Urge Government Action as Weak Yen Strains Economy

Two of Japans most influential business lobbying groups have called on the government to address the prolonged weakness of the yen, warning that the depreciating currency is driving up import costs, fueling inflation, and...

South Korea Exports Hit Record High as Global Trade Momentum Builds

South Koreas exports surged for a seventh straight month in December, closing out 2025 at an all-time high and surpassing the $700 billion mark for the first time, according to official government data released on...

Politics

Trump Administration Cancels National Links Trust Lease for Washington Public Golf Courses

The Trump administration has canceled a long-term lease held by the nonprofit National Links Trust (NLT) to manage three major public golf courses in Washington, D.C., a move that has sparked controversy and raised...

Trump Administration Lifts Sanctions on Three Intellexa-Linked Executives

The administration of President Donald Trump has lifted U.S. sanctions on three executives previously linked to the controversial spyware consortium Intellexa, according to a notice published on the U.S. Treasury...

U.S. Intelligence Disputes Russia’s Claim of Ukrainian Drone Attack on Putin

U.S. national security officials have concluded that Ukraine did not attempt to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin or target one of his residences in a recent drone incident, according to a Wall Street Journal...

Pentagon Awards $328.5 Million Lockheed Martin Contract to Support Taiwan Air Force Amid Rising Tensions

The United States Department of Defense announced on Wednesday that Lockheed Martin has been awarded a major contract tied to foreign military sales to Taiwan, aimed at addressing what Washington describes as an urgent...

Trump Administration Clarifies Minnesota Childcare Funding Status Amid Fraud Claims

A day after senior officials in the Trump administration suggested that federal childcare funds for Minnesota had been frozen, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) clarified that no such freeze had...

Science

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...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Technology

Neuralink Plans Automated Brain Implant Surgeries and Mass Production by 2026

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

SoftBank Completes $41 Billion OpenAI Investment in Historic AI Funding Round

SoftBank Group has officially completed a massive $41 billion investment in OpenAI, marking one of the largest private funding rounds in global technology history. The deal gives the Japanese conglomerate an estimated 11%...

Elon Musk’s xAI Expands Supercomputer Infrastructure With Third Data Center to Boost AI Training Power

Elon Musk announced on Tuesday that his artificial intelligence startup, xAI, has acquired a third building to further expand its computing infrastructure, signaling a major step in the companys effort to compete with...

ByteDance Plans Massive AI Chip Spending Boost as Nvidia Demand Grows in China

Chinas technology giant ByteDance is preparing to significantly ramp up its artificial intelligence investment, with plans to spend about 100 billion yuan (approximately $14 billion) on AI chips in 2026, according to a...

Samsung Electronics Secures Annual U.S. Licence for China Chip Equipment Imports in 2026

Samsung Electronics has obtained an annual licence from the United States government that allows the South Korean technology giant to import critical semiconductor manufacturing equipment into its China-based facilities...