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Universal Music taps Hannah Poferl for top data role
Jan 13 (Reuters) - Universal Music Group UMG.AS on Tuesday named Hannah Poferl as chief data officer to oversee its global audience development and engagement strategy using data and artificial intelligence.Poferl joins UMG after over a decade-long stint with the New York Times NYT.N, where she has ...Reuters
Tue, Jan 13
Rio Tinto engages three banks to advise on potential Glencore acquisition, source says
By Andres Gonzalez LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto RIO.AX, RIO.L has engaged JPMorgan JPM.N and two other advisers on its potential acquisition of Glencore GLEN.L, a deal that could create the world's largest miner worth over $200 billion, a source with knowledge of the situation told Re...Reuters
Tue, Jan 13
US FDA extends review of Travere’s drug for rare kidney disease
Jan 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has extended its review for the expanded use of Travere Therapeutics’TVTX.O drug to treat a type of rare kidney disorder, the drugmaker said on Tuesday.The agency will now give its decision on April 13, compared to its previous action date of ...Reuters
Tue, Jan 13
Travere Therapeutics Says FDA Extends Review Of SNDA For Filspari (Sparsentan) In FSGS
Jan 13 (Reuters) - Travere Therapeutics Inc TVTX.O:TRAVERE THERAPEUTICS ANNOUNCES FDA EXTENDS REVIEW OF SNDA FOR FILSPARI® (SPARSENTAN) IN FSGSTRAVERE THERAPEUTICS INC - NEW PDUFA TARGET ACTION DATE SET FOR APRIL 13, 2026TRAVERE THERAPEUTICS INC - NO ADDITIONAL SAFETY OR MANUFACTURING INFO REQUESTED...Reuters
Tue, Jan 13
Thermo Fisher wins contracts as pharma shifts production to US, CEO says
By Sneha S K and Gnaneshwar Rajan Jan 13 (Reuters) - Thermo Fisher Scientific's TMO.N pharmaceutical services business has won a number of contracts to help its customers move production from Europe or Asia to the U.S., the medical equipment maker's CEO, Marc Casper, said on Tuesday. ...Reuters
Tue, Jan 13
Weinstein's Saba Capital pushes for Workspace wind-down amid trading struggles
Jan 13 (Reuters) - Boaz Weinstein's Saba Capital, which holds about a 13.5% stake in London-focused flexible office-space provider Workspace WKP.L, sent a letter on Tuesday urging the company to pursue a managed wind-down."Considering the company's (Workspace) persistent trading discount...Reuters
Tue, Jan 13
US envoy Witkoff, Reza Pahlavi discussed Iran protests, Axios reports
WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - White House envoy Steve Witkoff over the weekend met with Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah and a prominent voice in the fragmented opposition, to discuss the protests roiling that country, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing an unidentified senior U.S...Reuters
Tue, Jan 13
Trump, asked about US help to Iran protesters, says people must figure it out
DETROIT, Jan 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, asked what he meant by a social media post saying "help is on its way" to protesters in Iran, told reporters on Tuesday that they would have to figure it out."You're going to have to figure that one out. I'm sorry," Tru...Reuters
Tue, Jan 13
Scott Adams, 'Dilbert' comic strip creator and Trump fan, dead at 68
WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - "Dilbert" comic strip creator Scott Adams, a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump whose career flagged after a racist rant, died on Tuesday, his former wife said. He was 68.Shelly Miles announced Adams' passing in an online livestream in which she read...Reuters
Tue, Jan 13
Canada, UAE talks on free trade deal to start next month, Canadian trade minister says
Canada seeking to diversify trade away from US amid tariff concernsUAE state energy firm interested in Canadian natural gas projects, minister saysTalks for comprehensive trade deal with India to also start next month, minister says By Federico Maccioni DUBAI, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Negotiations betw...Reuters
Tue, Jan 13
CORRECTED-Before fatal ICE shooting, Minnesota had become Trump target
Prior to ICE shooting, Trump had stepped up scrutiny on Minnesota over fraud scandalTrump has also targeted state due to longstanding animus toward Walz, political experts sayWhite House says it will continue to surge ICE, other federal resources to stateBy Nathan Layne Jan 9 (Reuters) - Months b...Reuters
Tue, Jan 13
Democratic-led US states sue over HHS grant conditions targeting transgender people
By Nate RaymondJan 13 (Reuters) - Twelve Democratic state attorneys general sued on Tuesday seeking to block the Trump administration from withholding hundreds of billions of dollars in funding from them, hospitals and universities unless they comply with new conditions they say would force them to ...Reuters
Tue, Jan 13
Defense tech firm Onebrief valued at over $2 billion in latest funding round
Onebrief raises $200 million, doubling valuationDefense tech startups gain investor interest amid increased military spendingOnebrief acquires Battle Road Digital for gaming techPurchase adds real-time wargaming and operational modeling capabilitiesBy Prakhar SrivastavaJan 13 (Reuters) - Military-fo...Reuters
Tue, Jan 13
BREAKINGVIEWS-Fed meddling shocks signs of life into Congress
By Gabriel Rubin WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Political strategists call it the “six-year itch:” the point in a two-term president’s tenure when voter frustration mounts and party discipline crumbles as legislators seek individual paths to political survival. Much of the Republica...Reuters
Tue, Jan 13
CORRECTED-Scott Adams, 'Dilbert' comic strip creator and Trump fan, dead at 68
WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - "Dilbert" comic strip creator Scott Adams, a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump whose career flagged after a racist rant, died on Tuesday, his former wife said. He was 68.Shelly Miles announced Adams' passing in an online livestream in which she read...Reuters
Tue, Jan 13
EquipmentShare.com targets over $6 billion valuation in US IPO
By Pritam Biswas and Arasu Kannagi BasilJan 13 (Reuters) - Construction tech firm EquipmentShare.com said on Tuesday it was targeting a valuation of up to $6.41 billion in its U.S. initial public offering, potentially setting the tone for a strong year of listings.The company is seeking up to $777.7...Reuters
Tue, Jan 13
Ipsen Says U.S. FDA Grants Ipsen’s IPN60340 Breakthrough Therapy Designation in first line unfit Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Jan 13 (Reuters) - Ipsen SA IPN.PA:U.S. FDA GRANTS IPSEN’S IPN60340 (ICT01) BREAKTHROUGH THERAPY DESIGNATION IN FIRST LINE UNFIT ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIAIPSEN SA: TO DISCUSS DESIGN OF PHASE II/III DEVELOPMENT PLANS WITH FDA FOR IPN60340 IN H1 2026Reuters
Tue, Jan 13
