(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday granted emergency use authorization for an updated version of Novavax’s COVID shot. The updated vaccine is authorized for use in individuals 12 years of age and older and will target the JN.1 strain of the virus. “Today’s authorization provides an additional COVID-19 vaccine option,” said Peter…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday an agreement has been reached to have closed microphones at the Sept. 10 U.S. presidential debate with Democratic rival Kamala Harris. The Harris campaign did not immediately return a request for confirmation about the ABC-hosted debate. The candidates campaigns clashed on Monday over the…
(Reuters) – Meta Platforms will shut down the augmented reality studio that third-party creators used for making custom Instagram and Facebook effects, the social media giant said on Tuesday, as it prioritizes spending in other areas including AI. The feature, Meta Spark, will be shuttered on Jan. 14 and third-party AR effects including computer-generated filters,…
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Traders in the U.S. equity options market are expecting Nvidia’s upcoming earnings report to spark a more than $300 billion swing in the shares of the world’s most dominant artificial intelligence chipmaker. Options pricing shows that traders anticipate a move of around 9.8% in the company’s shares…
(Reuters) -The owners of the National Football League (NFL) have allowed some private equity firms to buy up to a 10% stake in a team, the NFL said on Wednesday. Firms initially approved by the NFL include Ares Management, Arctos Partners and Sixth Street in addition to a consortium comprising Blackstone, Carlyle, CVC and Dynasty…
(Reuters) – Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said Friday that while he’s not ready to explicitly call for a central bank rate cut, monetary policy is quite tight and is no longer aligned with current economic conditions. “I usually don’t like saying, tying our hands before a meeting, but I’ve been saying…
By Ismail Shakil and Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) -Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abandoned his campaign on Friday and endorsed Republican Donald Trump, ending a presidential bid that he began as a Democrat trading on one of the most famous names in American politics. Strategists said it was unclear whether Kennedy’s endorsement would help…
By Dietrich Knauth and Mike Spector NEW YORK (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it is negotiating with plaintiffs’ lawyers who have opposed the company’s proposed settlement of lawsuits alleging its baby powder and other talc products caused cancer, seeking to eliminate holdouts to the deal. J&J has announced plans to finalize a…
(Reuters) – Apple is planning its biggest product launch event of the year on Sept. 10, during which it will unveil the latest iPhones, watches and AirPods, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the situation. The company is making preparations for that date, even though the timing has not yet been announced,…
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military said its troops were subjected to dozens of attacks by Russian forces on Monday around Toretsk and Pokrovsk, two settlements in eastern Ukraine where Moscow is gaining ground against embattled Ukrainian forces. In a statement, the military said Russian troops attacked Ukrainian defenders 21 times over the course of Monday…
