Day: August 22, 2020

Tech giants have yet again led market higher, bringing Nasdaq Composite to a new record high after today’s session.Facebook shares ended up 2.4% higher, while Microsoft rose 2.3%. Apple also advanced about 2.2% while Amazon closed market session 1% higher. Yields on the Treasuries however dipped after the Labor Department had announced U.S. weekly jobless claims which totaled about 1.106 million for last week. The sudden surge on the unemployment rate may possibly due to the uncertainty that the US law makers can set a coronavirus stimulus bill. Here are the main movements in the Global Stock Market this Thursday; Stocks – The S&P 500 ended up higher gaining about 10.68 points or 0.32% to 3,385.53.– The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced around 46.98 points or 0.17% to 27,739.86.– Nasdaq Composite outperformed...

FinAcc Global, accounting, and finance outsourcing provider, announced that they are now serving IT industries. The firm established a strong vision to prepare accurate accounting and finance reports for IT companies to help them in business expansion. From the past 12 years, FinAcc Global has been serving accounting services to various industries across the globe. But, this time, they have dedicated exclusive services for the software development company. FinAcc Global has a team of experts and experienced accountants to handle the complex accounting task for the industry vertical. “Our financial reporting services for the IT sector is our step forward to assist them in complex tasks. We aim to deliver the most accurate and intuitive accounting solutions so that they can stay focused on the core business. In addition, our team assures...

Phase III COMBI-i trial did not meet primary endpoint for patients with advanced BRAF V600-mutated melanomaTafinlar + Mekinist remains an effective treatment option based on previously reported large, Phase III clinical trials1,2 Spartalizumab development program continues, investigating the immunotherapy in combination with other anti-cancer agentsBasel, August 22, 2020 — Novartis announced today that the Phase III COMBI-i study evaluating the investigational immunotherapy spartalizumab (PDR001), in combination with the targeted therapies Tafinlar® (dabrafenib) and Mekinist® (trametinib), did not meet its primary endpoint of investigator-assessed progression-free survival. The trial was conducted among untreated patients with unresectable (Stage IIIC) or metastatic (Stage IV) BRAF V600 mutation-positive cutaneous melanoma, compared to...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — EXMceuticals Inc. (CSE: EXM) (FSE: A2PAW2) (the “Company”) announces that it has settled $1,378,241 of debt with creditors by issuing 4,139,161 common shares of the Company at deemed prices of $0.275, $0.30, $0.32, and $0.35 per share.  The settlements are all with arm’s-length creditors except for the amount of $293,750 that was settled with Jonathan Summers, CEO of the Company, on account of accrued interest on cash loans advanced to the Company, the amount of $66,734.85 that was settled with Taktik Services Inc., a company controlled by Julie Lemieux, Corporate Secretary, for management consulting services rendered to the Company and the amount of $140,000 that was settled with Marc Bernier, a director of the Company.Pursuant to Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection...

PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tesla, Inc. today announced updates to the time, format and location of its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2020 Annual Meeting”). Tesla also announced information regarding its separate Battery Day event.Although Tesla believes that the best stockholder experience is a fully in-person annual meeting open to all stockholders, continuing public health and travel-related requirements and advisories have necessitated a unique format for the 2020 Annual Meeting. The following updates supersede anything to the contrary described in Tesla’s updated definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2020.Date and Time of EventsThe 2020 Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time.Tesla’s separate...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A.I.S. Resources Limited (TSX-V – AIS, OTCQB: AISSF) (the “Company” or “AIS”) announces that it has entered into a debt settlement agreement to settle $117,046 USD in debt owing to Energold Argentina SA.Under the terms of the debt settlement agreement AIS will pay $75,000 USD in cash and issue 143,463 common shares having a market value of $5,000 USD ($6,599 CAD) to Energold. The deemed price of the 143,463 common shares is $0.046 per share which was calculated by using the volume weighted average closing share price on the last 5 trading days prior to the date of this news release.The issuance of the shares is subject to TSXV acceptance.About A.I.S. Resources LimitedA.I.S. Resources Limited is a publicly traded investment issuer listed on the TSX Venture Exchange focused...

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