(Reuters) – Biogen shareholders elected former company executive Susan Langer as a director on Monday, weeks after her romantic partner, Alex Denner, vacated the seat and the board nominated her to replace him. Langer, 32, had served in various roles at the biotech company from 2013 to 2019. She is the daughter of Bob Langer,…
(Reuters) – Biogen shareholders elected former company executive Susan Langer as a director on Monday, weeks after her romantic partner, Alex Denner, vacated the seat and the board nominated her to replace him. Langer, 32, had served in various roles at the biotech company from 2013 to 2019. She is the daughter of Bob Langer,…
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England will raise borrowing costs 50 basis points higher than was thought only two weeks ago, in two quarter-point moves, as elevated inflation proves tricker to bring down than had been expected, according to economists polled by Reuters. Last week, the central bank surprised investors by…
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit by a group of congressional Democrats who had sought details about a government lease for a Washington hotel covering the time when it was owned by Republican former President Donald Trump. The court acted after the lawmakers this…
By Tiemoko Diallo and Judicael Yongo BAMAKO/BANGUI (Reuters) – A revolt by the Wagner militia in Russia poses a diplomatic quandary for Mali and Central African Republic (CAR), where forces from the mercenary group have played an increasingly central role in long-running internal conflicts. As the Wagner fighters barrelled towards Moscow after seizing a southern…
MILAN (Reuters) – Stellantis has reached a deal with Italian dealers to help the carmaker deliver vehicles at a time of prolonged logistical disruption in Europe, the group’s head for Italy Santo Ficili said on Monday. Under the arrangement, struck six months ago, dealers directly pick up cars from factories, rather than have them delivered…
(Reuters) – Amazon.com’s cloud computing division would invest $7.8 billion through 2030 in Ohio to expand its data center operations, it said on Monday. The e-commerce giant, which has invested $6.3 billion in the state since 2015, has been increasing its spending to meet a rise in demand for cloud services from corporate and government…
(Reuters) – Nobel laureate John Goodenough, a pioneer in the development of lithium-ion batteries that today power millions of electric vehicles around the globe, died on Sunday just a month short of his 101st birthday. The American was “was a leader at the cutting edge of scientific research throughout the many decades of his career,”…
(Reuters) – Meta Platforms on Monday launched Meta Quest+, a subscription-based service for its virtual reality (VR) headsets to shape a nascent but high-investment market. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, in a broadcast channel on social media app Instagram, said the Meta Quest+ subscription will be available from Monday at $7.99 per month, or $59.99 annually,…
By Sofia Menchu and Diego Oré GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemalans voted for a new president on Sunday in an election headed for an August run-off, with early results putting the center-left in the lead but also appearing to show widespread voter frustration over the exclusion of an early favorite. The contest, dominated by international…
