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Intel To Exit 5G Smartphone Modem Business

Chipmaker Intel Corp. (INTC) said it plans to exit the 5G smartphone modem business, with the announcement coming just hours after Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM) said they have settled their royalty dispute. Shares of Qualcomm are gaining...

Walmart Partners With Kidbox For Subscription Apparel Service

Aston Martin's Electric Car Makes World Debut

Japan Overall Inflation +0.5% On Year In March

Overall nationwide consumer prices in Japan were up 0.5 percent on year in March, the ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said on Friday. That was in line with expectations and up from 0.2 percent in February. Core consumer prices were...

South Korea Producer Prices Rise 0.3% In March

Japan Inflation Data Due On Friday

Trump Declares Victory After Release Of Mueller Report

Repeating language he has used throughout the investigation, President Donald Trump declared victory Thursday following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. "No collusion,...

Bill Weld To Challenge Trump For GOP Presidential Nomination

A Third North Korea Summit Could Happen: Trump

Asian Markets Mostly Higher In Holiday-thinned Trade

Asian stock markets such as Japan and South Korea are higher on Friday following the positive cues overnight from Wall Street, though trading volumes are lighter than usual. The Chinese market is modestly lower. Many of the other markets in the Asia-Pacific...

Thai Stock Market May Extend Winning Streak

Renewed Support Predicted For China Bourse

Asian Markets Mostly Higher In Holiday-thinned Trade

Making Sense Of INmune Bio...

Dow Reaches Six-Month Closing High But Nasdaq Nearly Flat - U.S. Commentary

Trump Declares Victory After Release Of Mueller Report

Stocks Turning In Another Lackluster Performance - U.S. Commentary

Stocks Give Back Ground After Initial Upward Move - U.S. Commentary

U.S. Leading Economic Index Climbs More Than Expected In March

U.S. Business Inventories Rise Slightly Less Than Expected In February

Philly Fed Index Pulls Back But Still Indicates Growth In April

U.S. Retail Sales Show Much Bigger Than Expected Rebound In March

European Shares Seen Up As Investors Await China Data

European stocks may open on a firm note Friday as investors await Chinese trade data due later in the day. Traders anticipate a good set of figures following unexpectedly strong March manufacturing and inflation data. Asian stocks are edging higher...

Is Relief On The Way For Peanut Allergy?

Peanut allergy, a condition in which the immune system mistakenly recognizes a number of proteins from peanuts as potential foreign pathogens, triggering an inflammation, is most common in children. The rate of peanut allergy is on the rise - with approximately 2 percent of children, roughly 1.5 million children in the U.S., being affected, according to the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute.

Asian Shares Mostly Higher After China Data

Asian stocks ended mostly higher on Friday as positive U.S. data and optimism over a potential U.S.-China trade deal helped offset growth worries to some extent. Chinese trade data proved to be a mixed bag, with exports rebounding to a five-month...

US Energy Dept. Uses Blockchain To Save Power Plants From Cyberattacks

The U.S. Department of Energy is to develop a line of defense using blockchain technology to prevent cyberattacks targeting the country's power plants. DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) announced that it recently kicked off Phase II of an electric grid security project in partnership with decentralized cybersecurity startup Taekion. Using a $1-million grant provided by NETL, the

White House

Trump Declares Victory After Release Of Mueller Report

Trump Vetoes Senate Resolution Against US Support For Saudi-led War In Yemen

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Economy

U.S. Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Dip To Lowest Level In Nearly 50 Years

First-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly edged lower in the week ended April 13th, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday, with jobless claims falling to a nearly 50-year low. The report said initial jobless claims dipped to 192,000.

Fed's Beige Book Paints Positive Picture But With Notable Caveats

U.S. Wholesale Inventories Edge Up Less Than Expected In February

China Economic Growth Steady In Q1

U.S. Trade Deficit Unexpectedly Narrows Amid Jump In Exports

U.S. Homebuilder Confidence Shows Modest Improvement In April

Health

No Piggy Tale: Some Brain Functions Restored Even Hours After Death

The conventional wisdom is that if the brain cells of humans and other mammals are deprived of oxygen for 4-5 min, they begin to die, and that the loss of brain functions after death is irreversible. But the findings of a study conducted by Yale University researchers challenge these long-held assumptions.

Markets

Japanese Market Advances; Nintendo Shares Jump

The Japanese stock market is advancing on Friday following the positive cues overnight from Wall Street and on a slightly weaker yen, while many of the other markets in the Asia Pacific region are closed for the Good Friday holiday. Tech stocks and exporters are among the leading gainers. The benchmark...

Business

Date	Indicator	Period	Country
04/19/19	Consumer Confidence Index	APR	Italy
04/19/19	Financial Account Balance - BoP	FEB	Greece
04/19/19	Current Account Balance - BoP	FEB	Greece
04/19/19	Capital Account Balance - BoP	FEB	Greece
04/18/19 19:30	CPI (Y-o-Y)	MAR	Japan
04/18/19 19:30	CPI (M-o-M)	MAR	Japan

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FDA Calendar

Event Date	Symbol	Drug Name	Event Name
07/06/19	KPTI	Selinexor (NDA)	FDA decision on Selinexor for patients with refractory multiple myeloma
06/30/19	DOVA	DOPTELET (sNDA)	FDA decision on DOPTELET for chronic immune thrombocytopenia
06/26/19	REGN	Dupixent (sBLA)	FDA decision on Dupixent for severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps
06/21/19	AGIO	TIBSOVO (sNDA)	FDA decision on TIBSOVO for newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia with IDH1 mutation
06/10/19	MRK	KEYTRUDA (sBLA)	FDA decision on KEYTRUDA as Monotherapy or in combination with Chemotherapy

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