Biden Admin And Intel Announce Up To $8.5 Bln In Direct Funding For Semiconductor Projects

The Biden Administration announced Wednesday that Intel Corp. (INTC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) for up to $8.5 billion in direct funding to Intel for commercial semiconductor projects under the CHIPS and Science Act. The proposed funding would help advance Intel\'s critical semiconductor manufacturing and...

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UK Inflation Near 2-1/2 Year Low

UK consumer price inflation weakened to the lowest in nearly two-and-a-half years in February on easing food price inflation, official data showed ahead of the Bank of England\'s monetary policy announcement this week. The consumer price index registered an annual growth of 3.4 percent, slower than the 4.0 percent rise in January, the Office for...

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Cabaletta Bio Says FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation To CABA-201 To Treat Systemic Sclerosis

Biotechnology company Cabaletta Bio, Inc. (CABA) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to CABA-201, a 4-1BB-containing fully human CD19-CAR T cell investigational therapy, for the treatment of systemic sclerosis (SSc). CABA-201 is in development as a potential treatment for autoimmune diseases driven by B cells. The...

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Australian Market Marginally Higher

Extending the slight gains in the previous session, the Australian stock market is marginally higher in choppy trading on Tuesday, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 is staying just below the 7,700 level, with gains across most sectors led by mining and energy stocks amid spiking commodity prices....

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Indonesia Stock Market May End Losing Streak

The Indonesia stock market has finished lower in back-to-back sessions, slumping more than 30 points or 0.4 percent in that span. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just above the 7,300-point plateau although it may find traction on Tuesday. The global forecast for the Asian markets is upbeat, with support expected from technology and oil...

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