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Investor's Business DailyBiotech Rockets 125% On Sanofi Covid Vaccine Agreement
Novavax shares shot more than 125% higher Friday on news of a Covid-19 vaccine licensing agreement with Sanofi. The agreement involves co-development of Covid/flu vaccine combinations for both companies.
- The Independent
Steve Bannon faces four months in jail after losing appeal for contempt of Congress charge
Bannon is now one step closer to serving his four-month jail sentence
- The Independent
‘There’s no shame in having a bad day’ Harry tells students on ‘official’ trip to Nigeria with Meghan
The Prince opened up about the loss of loved ones in his life
- Evening Standard
Oliver Glasner refusing to get carried away at Crystal Palace after humbling Manchester United
Eagles head to Wolves after thrashing Red Devils
- The Independent
Jerry Seinfeld says Chris Rock was too ‘shook’ to recreate Will Smith Oscars slap in Unfrosted
‘I was going to have somebody come up on the stage and have Chris punch ’em out as they got there,’ Seinfeld explained
- Reuters
Exclusive-Biden to put tariffs on China medical supplies - sources
The Biden administration is expected to issue new tariffs on Chinese-made medical devices like syringes and personal protective equipment when it unveils its new trade strategy next week, according to two sources familiar with the decision. President Joe Biden is set to announce new China tariffs as soon as next week targeting strategic sectors including electric vehicles, solar panels and steel. The size and the scale of the tariffs on medical equipment is unclear.
- Associated Press
Pacers' Carlisle fined $35,000 by NBA for criticizing referees, implying bias against small markets
Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle was fined $35,000 by the NBA on Friday for criticizing the officials and “questioning the integrity of the league” with his pleas for fairness for small-market teams. Carlisle made his comments after the Pacers' 130-121 loss to the New York Knicks on Wednesday. Carlisle complained about a number of missed calls, which the Pacers subsequently sent to the league for review, and implied a bias in favor of New York.
- Reuters
UPDATE 1-Canada's Pembina plays down potential investment in Trans Mountain pipeline
Canada's Pembina Pipeline Corp is not spending much time considering investment in the newly expanded Trans Mountain oil pipeline (TMX) due to uncertainty around shipping tolls, a company executive said on Friday. Calgary-based Pembina formed a partnership with an Indigenous organization, Western Indigenous Pipeline Group, in 2021 to pursue buying a stake in the Canadian government-owned pipeline, but in recent months has played down the idea of investing in the project.
- Reuters
GLOBAL MARKETS-Global stocks rally, Europe at record highs, dollar gains
A gauge of global equity markets closed in on a record high on Friday in anticipation of central bank interest rate cuts and strong corporate earnings, while the dollar rose despite signs of slowing U.S. economic growth. Driving Wall Street higher are better-than-expected U.S. corporate results and the potential for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates this year, said Thomas Hayes, chairman and managing member at Great Hill Capital LLC in New York. The dollar pared initial declines and turned modestly higher as investors assessed a reading on U.S. consumer sentiment and sifted through a flurry of comments from Fed officials.
- Digital Spy
MAFS Australia's Sara reveals she's "no longer friends" with co-star
Married At First Sight Australia star Sara Mesa has revealed that she's no longer friends with her former co-star Eden Harper.
- USA TODAY
Alabama lawmakers fail to approve state's controversial gaming legislation
No luck for Alabama's latest attempt to legalize statewide gaming after the Senate failed to pass the bill by just one vote.
- People
Chris Pine Continues Quirky Outfit Streak in Tiny Pajama Shorts and Bathrobe: 'It’s a Comfort Thing’
The actor told Jimmy Kimmel that he’s leaning into short shorts for summer
- The Independent
Ex-prisoner who stabbed grandfather to death days after release detained indefinitely
Thomas O’Halloran, 87, was on mobility scooter when Lee Byer launched unprovoked ‘senseless and savage’ attack
- Yahoo News Canada
'Survivor 46': Canadian Venus Vafa on the 'cruel' isolation she felt on the island, being proud for speaking her mind
Venus Vafa got voted off the island in Survivor 46, with an idol in her pocket, but left with the words "women, life, freedom."
- Reuters
UPDATE 1-US bill to restrict WuXi AppTec, Chinese biotechs revised to give more time to cut ties
A new version of a bill that would restrict U.S. business with certain Chinese biotechnology companies including WuXi AppTec and BGI would give U.S. companies until 2032 to end work with the firms, extending the amount of time to find new partners. The latest Biosecure Act also adds WuXi Biologics to a list of biotech companies of concern, according to a copy seen by Reuters. The other companies on the list are BGI, MGI, Complete Genomics and WuXi AppTec.
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Welsh FM urges Tata Steel to wait for Labour government before cutting jobs
Vaughan Gething said the company should not go ahead with the ‘irreversible choice’ of closing its blast furnaces now.
- Yahoo Life Shopping
Taylor Swift's street style is rocking 2024 — here are her best looks to date
We rounded up our favorite pieces the singer has worn this year, from her Super Bowl jeans to the yellow bikini she wore in the Bahamas.
- The Telegraph
Twelfth Night: A queer reimagining with charm – but lacking emotional heft
In medieval times, Twelfth Night was sometimes marked by a role-play reversal game that allowed a man and a woman to become “king and queen” for the night, a jape that nods to the Lord of Misrule Christmas celebrations in which servants or peasants were put in charge of invariably wildly drunken celebrations. Owen Horsley’s vibrant if uneven production of Shakespeare’s riotous comedy runs with this idea – his Illyria is so much the makeshift kingdom of hedonist layabout Sir Toby Belch that poor
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Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SBH) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SBH) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript May 10, 2024 Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. isn’t one of the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds at the end of the third quarter (see the details here). Operator: Good morning, everyone and welcome to the Sally Beauty Holdings Conference Call to discuss the […]
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Zurich presents counterrevolutionary staging of Wagner's Ring Cycle under Noseda and Homoki
In an age of radical reinterpretations, conductor Gianandrea Noseda and director Andreas Homoki created a counterrevolutionary version of Wagner’s four-night, 15-hour Ring Cycle that sparked 13 minutes of applause at the Zurich Opera House. Noseda, conducting Wagner’s epic for the first time just after his 60th birthday, was drenched in sweat as if emerging from a swimming pool when he invited the entire Philharmonic Zurich on stage to join the cast for curtain calls on Thursday night. “For me this Ring here is one of the most intelligent Rings because we tell the story, and the story is really not that stupid like the modern directors think,” said bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny, who has sung Wotan in 20 different productions.