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Novartis´promising cancer treatment will not make the cut
Novartis (NYSE: NVS) announced on Saturday that the Phase III COMBI-i study, evaluating the investigative immunotherapy spartalizumab (PDR001) in combination with Tafinlar (dabrafenib) and Mekinist (trametinib), had its primary endpoint, has not achieved …
Inner Spirits now running the largest number of cannabis stores in Canada
The Spiritleaf franchise boasts the largest number of cannabis retail stores in Canada Inner Spirit Holdings is building a network of cannabis retail stores under their Spiritleaf brand. The company has 100 Spiritleaf corporate and franchise locations under …
Hurrican fears shut down half of the Gulf of Mexico oil production
Energy producers have 1.07 million bbl / day or nearly 58% of offshore crude oil production and 1.2 million cf / day or 45% of natural gas production from the Gulf of Mexico because of the dual threat of Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura closed, …
What is happening with Glencore´s Congo Cobalt Mine?
A year ago, Glencore announced it would cease operations at its Mutanda copper-cobalt mine in the Congo, breathing life into a market whose trading volume was 70% below its peak 18 months earlier. Given that Mutanda is the largest cobalt mine in the world, …
Norwegian state oil fund announces large losses in first half of the year
The Norwegian Oil Fund, as the world's largest sovereign wealth fund is commonly known, lost $ 21 billion (Norwegian Krone 188 billion) in the first half of 2020 as the fund fell 3.4 percent in volatile markets. US $ 1 trillion government pension fund Global, …
Brazilian Oil Giant Petrobras starts major deepwater oil project
Brazil's state oil major Petrobras has initiated a new phase in the development of the first deep-sea oil project since the crisis began in the Mero field in the Santos Basin. According to a report from BNAmericas, the Brazilian major had ordered a floating …
Oracle announces plans to take over TikTok
When asked about Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) as a buyer for TikTok (BDNCE), President Trump said, "Well, I think Oracle is a great company, and I think its owner is a great guy, a great person. I think that Oracle would certainly be someone who could handle it ". WSJ …
Cannabigerol should be in the focus of investors now
First discovered in the 1960s, cannabigerol (CBG), a once-rare, non-psychoactive molecule from which hundreds of other cannabinoids are derived, has recently gained momentum than more companies and brands like Avicanna Inc. (TSX: AVCN ) Learned about the …
Italy to come up with a recovery plan
Italy will present a recovery plan to the European Union by mid-October, says its prime minister. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told the newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano that the government was identifying investment and reform projects that would tie in with EU …
In British Colombia almost one third of cannabis users is buying online
While British Columbians have typically handled cannabis transactions face-to-face, it's no surprise that a third of shoppers in the provincial legal market now prefer to shop in the absence of others. This emerges from a recent survey conducted by the P.E.I. …