1. MERCK & Co: Merck & Co Inc said on Monday it has applied for U.S. emergency use authorization for its tablet to treat mild-to-moderate patients of COVID-19, putting it on course to become the first oral antiviral medication for the disease. Its authorization could help change clinical management...
European stock markets are expected to open higher Thursday, continuing to stabilize after the sharp losses earlier this week, but doubts about China’s economic expansion remain. At 2:05 AM ET (0605 GMT), the DAX Futures contract in Germany traded 0.7% higher, CAC 40 Futures in France climbed 0.7% and...
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is trading up 0.94% at 299.79 Microsoft stock (NASDAQ:MSFT)traded 1.5% higher Wednesday as the company announced a $60 billion share buyback and a higher quarterly dividend. The new share repurchase program, which has no expiration date, may be terminated at any time, the $2.25 trillion company said....
Boeing (NYSE:BA) is trading down 1.20% at 218.17 Boeing stock (NYSE:BA) traded lower by 0.4% in Tuesday’s premarket after European budget airline Ryanair ended talks for a major order. Ryanair (LON:RYA) stock, which had risen on the news on Monday, traded 0.1% higher in London. Ryanair said on Monday...
Volkswagen (DE:VOWG) is trading up 0.03% at 367.80 Volkswagen (DE:VOWG)expects a shortage in semiconductor supply to ease in the third quarter but sees the bottlenecks continuing in the long-term, a board member told Handelsblatt newspaper. “At the moment we have reached the lowest point. We are facing the toughest...