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Tempest rises as company eyes potential merger to advance liver cancer drug
** Shares of cancer drug developer Tempest Therapeutics TPST.O rise ~9% to $7.79 in extended trading** TPST says it is exploring strategic alternatives, such as mergers or partnerships, to advance its cancer treatment programs** Company's pipeline includes its lead liver cancer drug, amezalpat, ...Reuters
Wed, Apr 9
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South Korea trade envoy met USTR's Greer to lower tariffs, ministry says
SEOUL, April 10 (Reuters) - South Korea's top trade envoy Cheong In-kyo met U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to lower tariff rates on the country and deliver concerns over U.S. tariff measures, the trade ministry said on Thursday.Reuters
Wed, Apr 9
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FACTBOX-What's in Trump's partial tariff pause
WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly paused part of his tariff assault on global trading partners, dialing back duty rates on goods from many countries for 90 days to allow room to negotiate lower trade barriers, even as he hiked new tariffs on Chinese go...Reuters
Wed, Apr 9
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Blank Check Company Pelican Acquisition Files For $75 Million IPO - SEC Filing
April 9 (Reuters) - BLANK CHECK COMPANY PELICAN ACQUISITION CORP - FILES FOR $75 MILLION IPO - SEC FILINGPELICAN ACQUISITION CORP - EXPECT TO APPLY TO LIST UNITS ON NASDAQ GLOBAL MARKET AND APPLY TO RESERVE SYMBOL “PELIU” FOR UNITSPELICAN ACQUISITION CORP - ADDS EARLYBIRDCAPITAL INC AS UNDERWRITER T...Reuters
Wed, Apr 9
Commodities
Occidental Petroleum Corp - Q1 Average Realized Oil Price Worldwide Was $71.07 Per Barrel - SEC Filing
Occidental Petroleum Corp OXY.N:OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP - Q1 AVERAGE REALIZED OIL PRICE WORLDWIDE WAS $71.07 PER BARREL - SEC FILINGOCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM: Q1 AVERAGE REALIZED PRICES FOR NGL TOTAL WORLDWIDE WAS $25.94/BBLOCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP: Q1 AVERAGE REALIZED PRICES OF NATURAL GAS WORLDWIDE ...Reuters
Wed, Apr 9
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EMERGING MARKETS-Latam stocks, currencies soar after Trump temporarily lowers tariffs for most countries
MSCI Latam stocks index up 6%, FX up 1.8%Trump suspends some tariffs for 90 days IMF reaches $20 billion staff-level agreement with ArgentinaBrazil retail sales rise 0.5% in February to hit recordMexico annual inflation accelerates in MarchBy Johann M Cherian and Lisa Pauline Mattackal April 9 (R...Reuters
Wed, Apr 9
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U.S. Steel slides after Trump says he doesn't want to see co go to Japan
** United States Steel's X.N shares slides 14.1% to $38.73 in post-market trading after President Trump says he doesn't want to see it go to Japan** On Mon, Trump ordered a fresh review on Nippon Steel's 5401.T bid for U.S. Steel to help determine if "further action" is appropria...Reuters
Wed, Apr 9
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US Supreme Court clears way for Trump to remove two Democratic members of labor boards for now
Cases are key test of Trump's power over independent agenciesFiring Democrats would bring agencies' work to a standstillJudges cite 1935 precedent limiting presidential removal powersBy John Kruzel WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Wednesday for Pre...Reuters
Wed, Apr 9
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Trump administration plans to remove all members of HIV advisory council
By Dan LevineApril 9 - The Trump administration plans to remove all the members of a presidential advisory council on HIV/AIDS and provided no timeline for replacing them as the government overhauls its prevention and treatment efforts for the disease.The 30-year-old Presidential Advisory Council on...Reuters
Wed, Apr 9
Commodities
NextDecade signs 20-year deal with Aramco to supply LNG from Rio Grande facility
April 8 (Reuters) - U.S. liquefied natural gas producer NextDecade NEXT.O said on Tuesday it had signed an agreement with a subsidiary of top oil producer Saudi Aramco 2222.SE to supply the superchilled gas from its Rio Grande facility for 20 years.The United States is already the world's larges...Reuters
Wed, Apr 9
