Tag: the-prospects
-
Alzheimer’s setback prompts rethink of Lilly, Biogen stock outlooks
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – Eli Lilly & Co’s massive setback for its experimental Alzheimer’s disease treatment on Wednesday sent investors scrambling to re-evaluate shares of the U.S. drugmaker and those of companies making competing therapies, including biotech stalwart Biogen Inc. Lilly shares tumbled 10.5 percent, and fell to their lowest point in…
-
Contenders, picks for key jobs in Trump’s administration
(Reuters) – Donald Trump on Wednesday picked South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley as his U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and wealthy Republican donor Betsy DeVos as education secretary. It was the latest move from the Republican president-elect as he works to fill administration positions before his Jan. 20 inauguration. His transition team said he…
-
Amnesty says pro-Hadi Yemen fighters harassing medics in Taiz
Amnesty International accused pro-government Yemeni troops battling Houthi forces for control of the southwestern city of Taiz of harassing medical staff and putting fighters among the civilian population, in charges the authorities strongly denied. Civilians in Taiz, which had a pre-war population of 300,000, have been trapped by intense fighting, with dead bodies lying in…