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SIGA Technologies Says Oral Tecovirimat Approved In The U.K. To Treat Monkeypox
(RTTNews) - Pharmaceutical company SIGA Technologies, Inc. (SIGA) announced Friday that the U.K. has approved its oral tecovirimat for the treatment of smallpox, monkeypox, cowpox, and vaccinia complications following vaccination against smallpox in adults and children with a body weight of at least 13kg.
The same formulation of tecovirimat was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2018 and by Health Canada in late 2021 under the brand name TPOXX for the treatment of smallpox.
In early 2022 SIGA also received market authorization for tecovirimat from the European Medicines Agency for the treatment of smallpox, monkeypox, cowpox, and complications from vaccinia infection.
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U.S. Producer Prices Inch Up 0.1% In May, Less Than Expected
After reporting an unexpected decrease by U.S. producer prices in the previous month, the Labor Department released a report Thursday showing producer prices crept slightly higher in the month of May. The Labor Department said its producer price index for final demand inched up by 0.1 percent after slipping by a revised 0.2 percent in April.
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U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Unchanged At Eight-Month High
The Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits came in flat in the week ended June 7th. The report said initial jobless claims in at 248,000, unchanged from the previous week's revised level. Economists had expected jobless claims to dip to 240,000 from the 247,000 originally reported for the previous week.
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Pred 2 h 47 min
Bay Street Likely To Open On Negative Note
Canadian shares are likely to open with a negative bias on Thursday as trade concerns, and Middle East tensions may weigh on sentiment.
A lack of specifics in the framework agreed to by U.S. and Chinese officials on Tuesday has raised uncertainty about the two nations reaching an agreement anytime soon.
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Pred 3 h 31 min
U.S. Producer Prices Inch Up Less Than Expected In May
After reporting an unexpected decrease by U.S. producer prices in the previous month, the Labor Department released a report Thursday showing producer prices crept slightly higher in the month of May.
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Pred 3 h 57 min
U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Unchanged At 248,000
The Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits came in flat in the week ended June 7th.
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Boeing Shares Hit After 787-8 Dreamliner With 242 Onboard Crashes In India
Boeing Co. shares are currently down around 8 percent in the pre-market activity on the NYSE after an Air India aircraft headed to London with 242 people onboard crashed immediately after take-off in the Indian city of Ahmedabad. The plane, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner headed to Gatwick Airport in the UK, crashed in a civilian area near the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.
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Pred 4 h 16 min
FTSE 100 Recovers After Weak Start, Up Marginally
After opening on a negative note amid trade tensions and data showing a contraction in the nation's GDP growth in April, U.K. stocks recovered some lost ground on Thursday.
Still, amid uncertainty about China and the U.S. agreeing on a concrete trade deal anytime soon, and lingering concerns about the European Union finalizing a trade deal before the July 8 deadline, the mood in the market remain
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Pred 4 h 26 min
GameStop Shares Plunge After Plan To Raise $1.75 Bln
Shares of GameStop Corp. plunged around 11 percent in the extended trading on Wednesday and are currently trading 13 percent lower in the pre-market activity on the NYSE, after the company announced plan to raise $1.75 billion again in private offering, probably for Bitcoin purchase. GameStop's shares had declined sharply in March after the firm announced a $1.3 billion private offering.
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Pred 5 h 27 min
