International Companies
BlackRock asset manager considers selling climate polluters
Asset manager BlackRock is threatening to sell its shares in the worst corporate polluters as it pledges to support the goal of net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Covid-19 antibodies 100% effective in blocking infections
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals antibody cocktail severely curtails Covid-19 symptoms and infections, the results of a late-stage trial showed.
Johnson and Johnson expects Covid-19 trial results early next week
Johnson&Johnson expects the results of the eagerly awaited late-stage clinical trial results for its Covid-19 vaccine candidate early during the following.
Leon Black resigns as Apollo boss after claims of payments to Epstein
Leon Black, CEO of Apollo Global Management, will step aside as chief of the private equity outfit after it was alleged that he made larger payments than previously known to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
PepsiCo and Beyond Meat form joint-venture for new plant-based snacks
PepsiCo Inc and Beyond Meat announced on Tuesday they would form a joint-venture to develop and sell plant-based snacks and beverages.
Moderna on track to deliver 100m doses of Covid-19 vaccine by end of Q1
Moderna said on Tuesday that 30. 4m doses of its Covid-19 vaccine have been supplied to date to the US government and it is on track to deliver around 100m doses by the end of the first quarter.
Etsy surges after Elon Musk tweets that he's a fan
Etsy shares rallied on Tuesday after Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk put out a positive tweet about the online marketplace.
Sweden’s EQT to buy US-based Exeter Property Group for $1.9bn
Swedish private equity firm EQT has agreed to buy US real estate investment manager Exeter Property Group for $1. 9bn in cash and shares.
Norway slaps Grindr with €10m fine for sharing client data, abusive 'consents'
Meet-up app Grindr has been fined €10m by Norway’s data protection agency after it found it had violated consent regulations.