New York District Attorneys Seek Approval of New Deadly Driving Bill
BRONX, NY—District Attorneys from Suffolk, Bronx, and Queens counties have united to press for the swift passage of the “Deadly Driving Bill.” Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney, alongside Bronx District…
US FDA to take steps to help gene therapies get accelerated approval
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is moving to optimize the development of gene therapies, including encouraging the use of biomarkers to help get accelerated approval of therapies for serious conditions,…
Sarepta slides as FDA about-turn on panel clouds gene therapy approval path
By Aditya Samal (Reuters) -Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics Inc slumped as much as 21% on Friday on uncertainty over its gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy after the U.S. health regulator reversed…
Biden’s public approval ticks up to 42%, highest since June: Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s public approval rating edged up to 42%, its highest level since June, as inflation has eased in the United States and job…
Credit Suisse obtains key approval to launch wealth business in China
By Selena Li HONG KONG (Reuters) – Credit Suisse has received regulatory green light from China after years of waiting to launch a full-fledged wealth management business in the world’s second-biggest economy,…
Sandy Hook families get approval to dig into Alex Jones’s finances
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) – A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday allowed victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre to retain a forensic financial investigator to dig into the finances of bankrupt…
Shionogi sees COVID pill reaping $2 billion in annual sales upon U.S. approval
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Shionogi & Co Ltd believes its COVID-19 pill will easily garner $2 billion in annual sales if it secures U.S. approval, which the company expects…
EY expects ‘massive approval’ in vote to split up company
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Partners in EY are expected to give approval for spinning off the company’s consulting arm and listing it on the stock market by the end of the…
FTX gets court approval to subpoena founder Bankman-Fried, other insiders
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) – Failed crypto firm FTX received court approval on Wednesday to issue subpoenas to its founder Sam Bankman-Fried and members of his family as part of the company’s…
Judge Upholds Approval Of Largest U.S. Lithium Mine, With One Catch
Judge Upholds Approval Of Largest U.S. Lithium Mine, With One Catch John Hugh DeMastri on February 7, 2023 A federal judge upheld a 2021 decision by then-President Donald Trump to approve the…
U.S. Congress says F-16 sale to Turkey depends on NATO approval
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress cannot support the $20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey until Ankara ratifies the NATO memberships of Sweden and Finland, a…
Biden’s Approval Rating Remains Near All-Time Low
Biden’s Approval Rating Remains Near All-Time Low Bronson Winslow on January 19, 2023 Amidst multiple claims that President Joe Biden mishandled classified documents, his approval rating dropped to one of its lowest…
Biden’s approval at 40%, near lowest of his presidency – Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s public approval rating was close to the lowest level of his presidency this week amid criticism from Republicans over classified documents found…
Eisai files for full FDA approval for Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi
(Reuters) – Japanese drugmaker Eisai Co Ltd said on Saturday it had submitted an application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a standard review of its Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi, which…
Italy’s parliament gives final approval to government’s 2023 budget
ROME (Reuters) – The Italian government on Thursday comfortably won a vote of confidence in the Senate over its expansionary 2023 budget, obtaining parliament’s final approval of the package a few days…
Egypt expecting approval of IMF package next week-deputy minister
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt is expecting approval of a new $3 billion Extended Fund Facility package from the International Monetary Fund next week, Deputy Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk said on Wednesday. Egypt’s…
SpaceX gets U.S. approval to deploy up to 7,500 satellites
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Thursday it approved SpaceX’s bid to deploy up to 7,500 satellites, but put on hold some other decisions. SpaceX’s…
India’s HDFC Bank, Canara Bank get approval for rupee trade with Russia – report
BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s central bank has allowed HDFC Bank Ltd and Canara Bank Ltd to open a special “vostro account” for trade in rupees with Russia, local newspaper Business Standard reported…
Manulife gets China approval to take full control of fund business
By Selena Li and Samuel Shen HONG KONG (Reuters) – Canada’s Manulife Financial Corp has become the first foreign financial firm to receive regulatory approval in China to take full control of…
JD.Com fintech unit aims to win Beijing approval for HK IPO as soon as year-end – sources
By Julie Zhu, Scott Murdoch and Kane Wu HONG KONG/SYDNEY (Reuters) – The fintech arm of Chinese e-commerce firm JD.Com aims to win Beijing regulators’ approval to list in Hong Kong as…
IMF gives final approval for nearly $1bn in financing to Costa Rica
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) gave final board approval to grant Costa Rica a $725 million sustainability loan, the Fund said in a statement Monday, directed at the…
Persistent EU rifts seen delaying any approval of gas price cap
By Gabriela Baczynska and John Chalmers BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium, Greece, Italy and Poland on Friday threatened to block a new set of European Union steps to alleviate an acute energy crunch…
NZ’s a2 Milk gets temporary approval to export infant milk formula to U.S
(Reuters) – New Zealand’s a2 Milk Co Ltd has received U.S. approval to export its infant milk formula to the Unites States as the country faces a shortage of baby food. Under…
Biden approval ticks up as Democrats brace for midterm elections – Reuters/Ipsos
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s approval rating edged higher with just a week to go before U.S. midterm elections when his Democratic Party is expected to lose control…
Approval of Japan PM Kishida’s gov’t hits new low, no help from economic plan
TOKYO (Reuters) – Public approval ratings for the government of Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida touched a new low in one opinion poll and clung near lows in another, hit by his…
Biden approval stuck at 40%, a dark sign for Democrats in midterms -Reuters/Ipsos
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three weeks from the U.S. midterm elections, President Joe Biden’s approval rating stayed close to the lowest level of his presidency as Americans worried about inflation,…
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