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Ammonett Pharma Receives Positive Opinion from European Orphan Medicinal Products Committee for MK-0677 for Treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency

May 23, 2017 12:13 pm UTC| Business

MIDLOTHIAN, Va., May 23, 2017 -- Ammonett Pharma LLC (the Company or Ammonett), a privately-held biotechnology company developing a novel, daily, orally-administered mini-pill Growth Hormone (GH) secretagogue, today...

Ammonett Pharma Receives Positive Opinion from European Orphan Medicinal Products Committee for MK-0677 for Treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency

May 23, 2017 12:13 pm UTC| Business

Ammonett Pharma Receives Positive Opinion from European Orphan Medicinal Products Committee for MK-0677 for Treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency

May 23, 2017 12:13 pm UTC| Business

Ammonett Pharma Receives Positive Opinion from European Orphan Medicinal Products Committee for MK-0677 for Treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency

May 23, 2017 12:13 pm UTC| Business

Ammonett Pharma Receives Positive Opinion from European Orphan Medicinal Products Committee for MK-0677 for Treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency

May 23, 2017 12:13 pm UTC| Business

Ammonett Pharma Receives Positive Opinion from European Orphan Medicinal Products Committee for MK-0677 for Treatment of Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency

May 23, 2017 12:13 pm UTC| Business

magicJack Announces New Chairman of the Board

May 23, 2017 12:13 pm UTC| Business

Current Board member, Izhak Gross, appointed Chairman of the Board Don Burns leaving Board to pursue other business interests WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. and NETANYA, Israel, May 23, 2017 -- magicJack VocalTec Ltd....

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Economy

Copper Prices Hit Record Highs as Metals Rally Gains Momentum on Geopolitical Tensions

Copper prices surged to record levels on Thursday, extending a powerful rally across global metals markets as investors increased exposure to physical assets amid escalating geopolitical risks and ongoing supply concerns....

Indonesian Stocks Plunge as MSCI Downgrade Risk Sparks Investor Exodus

Indonesian stocks suffered a dramatic selloff on Thursday, putting the market on course for its largest two-day decline on record as fears of a potential downgrade to frontier market status rattled investors. The benchmark...

Asian Currencies Trade Flat as Dollar Retreats After Fed Decision

Asian currencies traded in a mostly flat-to-lower range on Thursday, while the U.S. dollar weakened after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and struck an optimistic tone on the U.S. economy. Currency...

Philippine Economy Slows in Late 2025, Raising Expectations of Further Rate Cuts

The Philippine economy posted weaker-than-expected growth in the final quarter of 2025, reinforcing concerns about slowing momentum and increasing speculation over further monetary policy easing by the central bank....

South Korea Industry Minister Heads to Washington Amid U.S. Tariff Hike Concerns

South Koreas Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan is set to visit Washington on Thursday to hold high-level talks with U.S. officials following President Donald Trumps announcement of plans to raise tariffs on South Korean...

Politics

UN Chief Warns Against U.S.-China Power Rivalry, Calls for Multipolar World Order

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that global challenges cannot be solved by a single dominant power or by dividing the world into rival spheres of influence, comments widely seen as directed at the...

U.S. Military Signals Readiness as Trump Weighs Options on Iran’s Nuclear Program

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday that the United States military stands fully prepared to carry out any decision President Donald Trump makes regarding Iran, underscoring Washingtons determination to...

Canadian PM Mark Carney Urges U.S. to Respect Sovereignty Amid Alberta Separatism Reports

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday emphasized the importance of respecting Canadas sovereignty after reports emerged suggesting that U.S. officials had met with individuals advocating for Albertas...

Trump Administration Signals Shift as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Skips NATO Meeting Again

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is not expected to attend a key NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels next month, according to two sources familiar with the matter. This marks the second consecutive time a senior...

Trump Claims Putin Agreed to Pause Kyiv Attacks Amid Extreme Cold

Former U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to temporarily halt attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities for one week due to severe winter weather, according to...

Science

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

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...

Technology

NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Amazon Eye Massive OpenAI Investment Amid $100B Funding Push

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) are reportedly in discussions to invest as much as $60 billion combined into artificial intelligence powerhouse OpenAI, signaling a major...

Meta Stock Surges After Q4 2025 Earnings Beat and Strong Q1 2026 Revenue Outlook Despite Higher Capex

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) shares jumped sharply in after-hours trading after the company delivered better-than-expected Q4 2025 earnings and issued a strong revenue forecast for the first quarter of 2026, easing...

Samsung Electronics Posts Record Q4 2025 Profit as AI Chip Demand Soars

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (KS:005930) delivered record-breaking revenue and profit in the fourth quarter of 2025, driven largely by booming demand from the artificial intelligence industry for advanced memory chips. The...

Microsoft AI Spending Surge Sparks Investor Jitters Despite Solid Azure Growth

Microsoft rattled investors after reporting record artificial intelligence spending alongside slower-than-expected cloud growth, raising concerns about when its massive AI investments will meaningfully pay off. Following...

Advantest Shares Hit Record High on Strong AI-Driven Earnings and Nvidia Demand

Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) shares surged to a record high on Thursday after the Japanese semiconductor testing equipment maker posted strong fiscal third-quarter earnings and raised its full-year guidance, driven by robust...