Новости за 22.03.2022

Nine million children to be vaccinated against polio after Africa outbreak

Oil futures edge higher Tuesday, finding support as investors gauge the prospect of a European Union ban on Russian crude imports.

A business controlled by Koch Industries Inc. has made 10 investments since late-2020 in the battery industry, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Citing 13D filings, news releases and FactSet data, the newspaper said the combined battery investments are worth about $750 million. Koch Industries about 10% each of the common stock of Freyr Battery SA and Aspen Aerogels Inc. and about 8% of Standard Lithium Ltd. . Koch Industries launched Koch Strategic Platforms in 2020 with a focus on energy transition investments... Читать дальше...

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Canada Goose Holdings Inc. said Tuesday that it has partnered with Sazaby League Ltd. for a joint venture in Japan that starts in April. At that time, the joint venture will replace the exclusive distributor arrangement the two companies have and each partner will own 50%. Canada Goose Japan is expected to generate C$60 million ($US47.7 million) to C$65 million in revenue in fiscal 2023, about double the previous year. "This new agreement sets the stage for the acceleration of our growth in Japan... Читать дальше...

Coincheck Inc., a cryptocurrency marketplace and digital asset exchange that's a unit of Japan's Monex Group, said Tuesday it has agreed to a business combination with special purpose acquisition corporation Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV Inc. in a deal with a value of about $1.25 billion. Once the deal closes, the combined company will become a public holding company domiciled in the Netherlands with Coincheck as its wholly owned subsidiary. The new company will be renamed Coincheck Group... Читать дальше...

Treasury yields continue to rise Tuesday, a day after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said policy makers could deliver benchmark interest rate hikes bigger than 25 basis points if needed to rein in inflation.

Why one last bottom must be made before the market's next meaningful advance.

Moderna's stock has tumbled 63% from last summer's record high, but the recent resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Europe and Asia is already rallying shares.

Specialty steel maker Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc. said Tuesday it is raising base prices on bar products by 3% to 10% as it moves to combat rising inflation. The higher price will go into effect immediately for all new orders, while current material and energy surcharges remain in effect. "We are in an environment that has brought sharp inflationary cost increases to nearly all areas of our business, and it is necessary for us to adjust our pricing to keep up with this higher... Читать дальше...

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Pfizer Inc. said Tuesday it has entered an agreement with Unicef to supply it with up to 4 million doses of its COVID-19 antiviral for 95 low and middle-income countries. The deal will cover about 53% of the world's population beginning in April, Pfizer said in a statement. The treatment, marketed under the name Paxlovid, is a capsule that can be taken at home. Financial terms were not disclosed. Supply will continue through 2022 and low and lower-middle-income countries will be offered the treatment at a not-for-profit price... Читать дальше...

Where is the market going after last week's rally? Our call of the day from MKM's chief strategist is looking at healthy signals from the healthcare sector.

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The BA.2 subvariant of the omicron variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 will probably cause an uptick in U.S. cases similar to the one currently occurring in Europe, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser.

The White House renewed its push Monday for funds to finance the continuing battle against COVID-19, urging Congress to provide the $22.5 billion that President Joe Biden has said is needed to finance vaccines, boosters, tests and other therapies, the Associated Press reported. "Our concern right now is that we are going to run out of money to provide the types of vaccines, boosters, treatments to the immunocompromised, and others free of charge that will help to continue to battle" the pandemic... Читать дальше...

Probably not, but there may be other reasons to file a tax return

Okta shares slide in premarket after hackers circulate images of admin systems

The BIS Innovation Hub, the Reserve Bank of Australia, Bank Negara Malaysia, the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the South African Reserve Bank announced Tuesday the completion of the platform.

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Christopher Cool pleaded guilty to violating the Lacey Act, which prohibits the interstate sale of wildlife, in July 2020.

Last August, Waymo started a test program that offered free, autonomous-taxi rides to select users in San Francisco, with safety drivers behind the wheel. But now Waymo is ready to drive with no one in the driver's seat.

Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said Tuesday that it is still too early to discuss details on how to exit from monetary easing because inflation is still below the bank's 2% target.

China Evergrande Group said Tuesday that the delay was due to the "drastic changes in the operational environment of the company since the second half of last year."

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. announced late Monday that it was upsizing its share-buyback program. The Chinese e-commerce giant is now authorized to repurchase up to $25 billion in shares, whereas the prior authorization was for $15 billion. The program will be effective for a two-year period that ends in March 2024. Alibaba disclosed that it bought back about $9.2 billion in American depositary shares as of March 18 through its previously announced repurchase program. The upsized program represents... Читать дальше...