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22.04.26 - 10:54
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Biotech-led boom as 8 China firms flock to Hong Kong′s thriving stock market (SCMP)
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Eight mainland China-based companies – five of them biotech firms – passed listing hearings on the Hong Kong stock market in April, clearing the way for them to tap the city's deep liquidity.
The influx, including an AI-driven drug discovery firm, a driverless technology developer and a maker of industrial robots, comes as the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has been pushing private firms to list in Hong Kong. The market regulator has required companies that established so-called......
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22.04.26 - 01:48
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Purdue Pharma expected to forfeit $225m as sentence in criminal opioids case (The Guardian)
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Under settlement, Sackler family will pay state, local and Native American tribal governments, individual victims and othersSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA judge is expected to sentence the OxyContin maker, Purdue Pharma, to forfeit $225m to the US justice department on Tuesday, clearing the way for the company to finalize a settlement of thousands of lawsuits it faces over its role in the opioid crisis.The penalty was agreed to in a 2020 pact to resolve federal civil and criminal investigations it was facing. If the judge signs off, other penalties will not be collected in return for Purdue settling the other lawsuits. Continue reading......
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21.04.26 - 16:18
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Trump wants $1.5tn for the Pentagon – and cuts to healthcare and housing | Steven Greenhouse (The Guardian)
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The president's proposed $445bn increase in military spending would batter popular domestic programs as millions struggleWith Americans focused on Donald Trump's deeply unpopular war against Iran, far too few Americans are focusing on another disastrous Trump idea: increasing the Pentagon's budget to a colossal $1.5tn. Just as Trump's Iran war has hurt millions of Americans by sending gas prices skyward, Trump's supersized Pentagon budget will hurt millions of Americans because Trump, to help finance that budget, is pushing for painful cuts in health, education, and housing programs.By proposing a record-breaking $445bn increase in military spending, Trump is showing he's gung-ho for guns, but not for butter, even though millions of Americans are struggling financially and are eager for more butter – social spending – to make their lives easier. Trump's proposed military budget would mean a spectacular jump – it would be 42% above this year's budget and two-thirds bigger than Joe Biden's la...
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21.04.26 - 14:45
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Gerlach warnt vor Kliniksterben durch Krankenkassen-Reform (DPA-AFX)
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MÜNCHEN (dpa-AFX) - Die Reformpläne von Bundesgesundheitsministerin Nina Warken (CDU) zur Krankenversicherung bedrohen laut Bayerns Gesundheitsministerin Judith Gerlach die Existenz von Krankenhäusern in einer nie dagewesenen Art und Weise. "Wenn die ......
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21.04.26 - 13:03
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UnitedHealth: Positive Überraschung – Aktie mit Kurssprung (Der Aktionaer)
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Die UnitedHealth Group liefert ein überraschend starkes Lebenszeichen: Der US-Krankenversicherungsriese hat im ersten Quartal die Erwartungen der Wall Street klar übertroffen und damit für Erleichterung bei Anlegern gesorgt. Die Aktie reagierte vor US-Börseneröffnung prompt mit einem Kurssprung von fast sieben Prozent auf 344,50 Dollar....
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