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UPS Offers Voluntary Retirement Incentive To Eligible U.S.-Based Management Employees

Apr 25, 2018 20:00 pm UTC| Business

ATLANTA, April 25, 2018 -- UPS (NYSE: UPS) today announced further actions within the company’s organizational transformation initiatives. A select group of non-operations, retirement-eligible U.S. management employees...

PROVECTUS BIOPHARMACEUTICALS AND PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS INVESTIGATORS' CONSORTIUM (POETIC) ANNOUNCE ACCEPTANCE OF PV-10 POSTER PRESENTATION AT AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY (ASCO) ANNUAL MEETING

Apr 25, 2018 20:00 pm UTC| Business

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Preclinical pediatric cancer research undertaken at POETIC member institutions Alberta Children’s Hospital (Canada) and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center KNOXVILLE, TN NEW YORK, NY, April 25,...

Align Technology Announces China Food and Drug Administration Approval for the iTero Element Intraoral Scanner

Apr 25, 2018 20:00 pm UTC| Business

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 25, 2018 -- Align Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALGN) today announced that the company has received approval from the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) to market the iTero Element intraoral...

Align Introduces New Invisalign Go Clear Aligner System Integrated With iTero Scanner for Mild to Moderate Cases

Apr 25, 2018 20:00 pm UTC| Business

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 25, 2018 -- Align Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALGN) today announced a new Invisalign Go product with a more user-friendly iTero digital chairside experience and greater flexibility to treat a wider...

Align Technology Provides Update Regarding SmileDirectClub (SDC) Dispute

Apr 25, 2018 20:00 pm UTC| Business

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 25, 2018 -- Align Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALGN) today provided an update to its February 28, 2018 disclosure regarding SDC Financial LLC and SmileDirectClub LLC’s (collectively, the "SDC...

Align Technology Announces First Quarter 2018 Financial Results

Apr 25, 2018 20:00 pm UTC| Business

Q1 revenues up 40.8% year-over-year to a record $436.9 million, and diluted EPS of $1.17Q1 operating income up 59.2% year-over-year to $98.2 million or operating margin of 22.5%Q1 total Invisalign case shipments up 30.8%...

PRA Health Sciences, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2018 Results

Apr 25, 2018 20:00 pm UTC| Business

Net new business of $650.3 million; Net book-to-bill of 1.29$701.8 million of revenue in the first quarter; 43.9% growth at actual foreign exchange rates and 40.7% growth on a constant currency basis compared to the first...

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Economy

Asian Currencies Trade in Tight Range as Dollar Steadies; Yen Slips on Weak Japan GDP

Asian currencies moved within a narrow range on Monday as thin holiday trading and steady U.S. dollar performance limited major price swings. Market closures in China, Taiwan, and South Korea reduced regional liquidity,...

Asian Stock Markets Trade in Narrow Range as Japan GDP Misses Forecasts, Hang Seng Gains

Asian stock markets traded in a tight range on Monday as a week-long Lunar New Year holiday in China reduced regional trading volumes, while weak Japanese GDP data pressured Tokyo equities. Market participation was further...

Ukraine Secures $8.2 Billion IMF Loan as Tax Conditions Are Eased

Ukraines government has reached a revised agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a new $8.2 billion lending program, easing several previously proposed conditions, including politically sensitive tax...

BOJ Governor Ueda Meets PM Takaichi as Markets Eye Possible Rate Hike

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi are set to hold their first bilateral meeting on Monday since the ruling partys landslide election victory, a discussion that could shape expectations for...

Yen Pulls Back After Rally as Fed Rate Cut Bets Support Dollar Stability

The Japanese yen began the week slightly weaker against the U.S. dollar after posting its strongest weekly gain in more than a year. The currency eased 0.2% to 153.07 per dollar in early Monday trading, following a nearly...

Politics

Trump Signals Indirect Role in U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks as Tensions Rise

U.S. President Donald Trump said he will be indirectly involved in high-stakes nuclear talks between the United States and Iran scheduled for Tuesday in Geneva, expressing cautious optimism that Tehran is ready to...

Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks in Geneva Focus on Land Disputes and Donetsk Control

Representatives from Ukraine and Russia are set to meet in Geneva on Tuesday and Wednesday for a new round of U.S.-mediated peace talks aimed at ending Europes largest conflict since World War II. The Kremlin has indicated...

Israel Approves West Bank Land Registration Plan, Palestinians Warn of ‘De-Facto Annexation’

Israels cabinet has approved new measures aimed at strengthening its control over the occupied West Bank, including a landmark decision to begin formal land registration in the territory for the first time since 1967. The...

Australia Refuses Repatriation of Citizens Held in Syrian ISIS Camp

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed that the government will not repatriate Australians currently detained in a Syrian camp housing families of suspected Islamic State (ISIS) militants. Speaking to ABC...

Zelenskiy Warns of New Russian Energy Strikes as Ukraine Peace Talks Resume in Geneva

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned that Russia is preparing fresh large-scale attacks on Ukraines energy infrastructure, heightening tensions ahead of a new round of U.S.-brokered peace talks in Geneva. In...

Science

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

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...

Technology

Disney Issues Cease-and-Desist to ByteDance Over Alleged AI Copyright Infringement

Disney has sent a cease-and-desist letter to ByteDance, accusing the Chinese tech giant of using copyrighted Disney characters to train and power its Seedance 2.0 AI video generator without authorization, according to a...

Anthropic’s Claude AI Reportedly Used in U.S. Operation to Capture Nicolas Maduro

Anthropics artificial intelligence model, Claude, was reportedly used in a U.S. military operation that led to the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing...

OpenAI Hires OpenClaw Creator Peter Steinberger to Advance Next-Generation AI Agents

OpenAI has hired Peter Steinberger, the creator of the open-source artificial intelligence agent OpenClaw, according to CEO Sam Altmans announcement on social media Sunday. The move follows OpenClaws recent surge in...

Vietnam Approves SpaceX Starlink Satellite Internet Service Amid U.S. Trade Talks

Vietnam has officially granted SpaceX permission to deploy its Starlink satellite internet service in the country, marking a significant step in expanding high-speed connectivity across Southeast Asia. According to state...

Anduril Eyes $60 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round to Expand Defense Manufacturing and Autonomous Fighter Jet Development

U.S. defense technology firm Anduril Industries is reportedly in discussions to raise billions of dollars in fresh funding at a valuation of at least $60 billion, according to a recent report by The Information citing...