Exclusive-Samsung, Hyundai, Daewoo prepare for Petrobras oil platform tender: sources

Three consortia including Asian shipyards are preparing to compete to build Brazilian state-controlled oil firm Petrobras' first two in-house platforms in more than seven years, according to four people familiar with the tender.

Reuters 28-01-2021

Airline CEOs urge White House support for greener aviation fuel

The CEOs of American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines and other airline officials met virtually with White House officials Friday to discuss tackling aviation pollution and urge U.S. support for greener aviation fuel.

Reuters 26-02-2021

T.J. Maxx parent TJX misses holiday-quarter sales estimates

Discount store operator TJX Cos Inc missed estimates for quarterly net sales on Wednesday, as coronavirus-induced lockdowns in Europe and Canada pressured sales of non-essential products such as footwear and apparel.

Reuters 24-02-2021

White House using Defense Production Act to equip Merck plants for Johnson & Johnson vaccine

The United States is using the Defense Production Act to equip drugmaker Merck & Co's plants to make Johnson & Johnson's just approved COVID-19 vaccine, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday.

Reuters 02-03-2021

Biden to meet on with CEOs of JNJ, Merck at White House on Wednesday: official

U.S. President Biden will meet with the chief executives of Johnson & Johnson and Merck & Co Inc at the White House on Wednesday after the companies recently announced a COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing deal, a White House official said on Monday.

Reuters 08-03-2021

New data on Eli Lilly's experimental Alzheimer's drug backs a hotly debated scientific theory, but shows mixed benefits for patients

The latest test of Eli Lilly's Alzheimer's disease drug ended with a mixed bag of results, but experts say there are signs the experimental treatment may curb the disease's decimation of cognition and memory.  Lilly gave an in-depth look at the performance of its drug, called donanemab, on Saturday at the International Conference on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases. The drug met the trial's primary goals, reducing a harmful substance that builds up in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease. It also slowed down the rate of cognitive decline by 32%, according to data scheduled to be published Saturday in a medical journal. But it missed the mark on several secondary tests.

Business Insider 13-03-2021

Bolsonaro says nominating replacement for Petrobras CEO

Brazil's government has decided to nominate Joaquim Silva e Luna as the next chief executive of state-controlled oil company Petrobras, according to a post on President Jair Bolsonaro's official Facebook account.

Reuters 19-02-2021