Tag: Corporate news
US approves high-dose opioid reversal nasal spray from Hikma
<p>U.S. regulators on Friday approved the first high-dose nasal spray for reversing opioid overdoses.</p>
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Officials in Switzerland push back at Biden ‘tax haven’ barb
GENEVA — Swiss authorities are taking issue with U.S. President Joe Biden's comment that many companies use Switzerland, and two other territories, as tax...
UNLV extends contract of AD Reed-Francois by 4 years
<p>LAS VEGAS — UNLV has extended athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois' contract by four years.</p>
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Exxon posts $2.7B quarterly profit after unprecedented year
NEW YORK — Exxon Mobil reported profits of $2.73 billion in the first quarter, after a tumultuous year led to major spending reductions.
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Brazil privatizes Rio de Janeiro’s water, sewage utility
<p>RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro state privatized its water and sewage utility on Friday, after years of broken promises to improve sewage...
Pfizer, BioNTech seek COVID vaccine authorization for kids
LONDON — Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech have submitted a request to the European drug regulator for the approval of their coronavirus vaccine to be...
Beijing warns fintech firms against anti-monopoly behavior
<p>HONG KONG — Chinese financial regulators have summoned 13 companies engaged in online finance services, including Tencent and Bytedance, and told them to strengthen...
Jags draft UGA’s Campbell, raise questions about Henderson
<p>JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A day after landing Clemson’s most dynamic offensive playmakers, the Jacksonville Jaguars turned their attention to the other side of the...
Judge: Kushner’s apartment company violated consumer laws
BALTIMORE — A judge in Maryland has ruled that an apartment company co-owned by Jared Kushner, former President Donald Trump's son-in-law, repeatedly violated state...
Growth in Burkina Faso gold mining fuels human trafficking
<p>SECACO, Burkina Faso — For months, human traffickers beat and drugged Blessing, hauling the 27-year-old from one gold mine encampment to the next, where...