Neogen Corp. (NEOG), a provider of food safety solutions, announced Monday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) has named the Neogen Molecular Detection System (MDS) as its primary method to be used for the detection of Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes testing for meat, poultry and egg products. USDA...
Moderna, Inc. (MRNA) announced Monday that its Phase 3 trial of mRNA-1083, an investigational combination vaccine against influenza and COVID-19, has met its primary endpoints. Moderna is the only company with a positive Phase 3 flu and COVID combination vaccine. mRNA-1083 elicited higher immune responses against influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2 than licensed flu and COVID...
Medical technology company BioSig Technologies, Inc. (BSGM) announced Monday the appointment of Ferdinand Groenewald to the position of interim Chief Financial Officer. Groenewald is a certified public accountant with significant experience in finance and accounting. He currently serves as Vice President, Finance at Alaunos Therapeutics, Inc. Previously, he served as an Independent Outside Director at...
A stronger-than-expected job market update from the U.S. on Friday diminished rate cut hopes and boosted the U.S. dollar during the week ended June 7. The U.S. dollar\'s gains against the euro, the British pound, the Canadian dollar as well as the Swedish krona eclipsed the strength of the Japanese yen as well as the...
Energy, technology and materials stocks are finding some support in the Canadian market, where the mood remains quite cautious Monday morning as investors look ahead to crucial U.S. consumer price inflation data and the Federal Reserve\'s monetary policy announcement this week. The Fed is unlikely to make any change in interest rate, but the bank\'s...
The Malaysia stock market has moved higher in two straight sessions, gathering almost 10 points or 0.6 percent along the way. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index now sits just above the 1,615-point plateau although it\'s looking at a soft start on Monday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is negative as Friday\'s U.S. jobs...
The Singapore stock market ticked lower again on Friday, one day after ending the two-day slide in which it had slumped almost 20 points or 0.6 percent. The Straits Times Index now sits just above the 3,330-point plateau and the losses may accelerate on Monday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is negative as...
Japan\'s gross domestic product contracted a seasonally adjusted 0.5 percent on quarter in the first quarter of 2024, the Cabinet Office said on Monday - matching forecasts and unrevised from last month\'s advance estimate. GDP was up 0.1 percent on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2023. On an annualized basis, GDP was revised up...
Japan posted a current account surplus of 2.050 trillion yen in April, the Ministry of Finance said on Monday - up 8.2 percent from a year earlier. The April reading was down from 3.399 trillion yen in March. Exports were up 2.4 percent on year at 8.428 trillion yen and imports rose 8.5 percent to...
Overall bank lending in Japan was up 3.0 percent on year in May, the Bank of Japan said on Monday - coming in at 620.106 trillion yen. That was shy of expectations for an increase of 3.1 percent, which would have been unchanged from the April reading. Excluding trusts, lending was up an annual 3.4...