DURECT Begins Patient Recruitment In Phase 2 Study Of DUR-928 In COVID-19 Patients DURECT Corp. (DRRX) has initiated recruiting patients for its placebo-controlled, multi-center Phase 2 study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of DUR-928 in hospitalized COVID-19 infected patients with acute liver or kidney injury. The trial will enroll approximately 80 patients. The primary […]
Project in Russia spreads passion for books amid lockdown Some young children are getting around the lockdown restrictions thanks to a project aimed at spreading the love of reading books. Lockdowns in Russia are hitting book publishers hard. Shops are shut and publishing houses are facing bankruptcy. But some young children are getting around the […]
Amy McGrath Wins Democratic Senate Primary in Kentucky: AP Washington (AP) — Amy McGrath wins Democratic Senate primary in Kentucky. Stock Alert: Bloom Energy Spikes 30% Shares of Bloom Energy Corporation (BE), which makes solid oxide fuel cells that produce electricity on-site are surging more than 30% Tuesday morning at $10.73. For the 52-week period, […]
Acuity Brands Q3 Profit Down, But Tops View – Quick Facts Acuity Brands Inc. (AYI) reported that its third-quarter net income declined to $60.4 million or $1.52 per share from $88.4 million or $2.22 per share in the prior year. Adjusted earnings per share were $1.94 compared to $2.53 last year. Analysts polled by Thomson […]
Chatridge 2 fire: Live updates from a wildfire burning in Douglas County Mandatory evacuations are in place due to the Chatridge 2 fire in Douglas County. Live, up-to-the-minute updates will be provided in the live blog below. Mobile users, having trouble seeing the live blog? Tap here. U.S.'s Pompeo to address U.N. Security Council on […]
Amazon to spend $500 million in one-time employee bonuses Amazon said it’s shelling out $500 million in one-time worker bonuses this month as pressure continues to mount on the online shopping giant to do more to protect and pay workers during the coronavirus pandemic. The bonuses will pay between $150 for part-time employees at its […]
France ex-PM Fillon awaits verdict over corruption case Judgement day for Francois Fillon, as the former French prime minister faces possible jail time for corruption. A verdict is expected in the corruption trial of former French Prime Minister Francois Fillon. He faces up to five years in jail but says the scandal is a political […]
Congo’s Government Threatens to Quit Amid Fight over Judiciary Sign up to our Next Africa newsletter and follow Bloomberg Africa on Twitter Democratic Republic of Congo Prime Minister Sylvestre Ilunga threatened his government’s resignation after the justice minister was briefly arrested in a dispute about a proposed law that could affect the independence of the […]
‘Parasite’ distributor wins bidding war for Princess Diana flick The distributor behind Oscar sensation “Parasite” has won a bidding war for the upcoming film, “Spencer,” to star Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana. The company, Neon, teamed with Topic Studios to pay over $4 million for US rights, according to Deadline. The movie — which follows […]
Syria's war: Families of detainees wait for closure Thousands of people are still detained or have been forcibly disappeared by the government since 2011. It has been a week since the United States imposed its toughest sanctions yet on Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and his allies. Central to those sanctions was evidence that Syrian prisoners […]