Shares of Inovio Pharmaceuticals plunged 28.3% on Monday after the biotechnology company announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) halted the start of the Phase 2/3 trials of its COVID-19 vaccine. The stock dropped another 3.6% in Monday's extended market session. Inovio (INO) said that the US regulatory...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed Republicans’ massive $1.5 trillion tax overhaul into law on Friday, cementing the biggest legislative victory of his first year in office, and also approved a short-term spending bill that averts a possible government shutdown. Trump said he wanted to sign...
Users trying access their stock brokerage accounts as the market opened Wednesday morning were faced with a debilitating technical problem that shut many out of their accounts. Robinhood and TD Ameritrade were among the brokerages that reportedly experienced “technical difficulties” at open. The apps were unresponsive. https://twitter.com/stocktalkweekly/status/1354437354434555908? TD Ameritrade said this was...
Toyota Motor Corp. is set to announce a C$1.4 billion ($1.1 billion) expansion of its Canadian operations to build the RAV4 sport utility vehicle, a bet on the nation’s manufacturing amid a cloud of uncertainty from ongoing NAFTA talks. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario’s Premier, Kathleen Wynne were in...
The Canadian dollar was little changed against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday after the pause of a high profile COVID-19 vaccine trial offset robust Chinese trade data, with the currency holding near an earlier five-week high. Data showing that Chinese exports and imports climbed in September boosted the price of...
Another day, another extreme cold warning in Toronto. "A multi-day episode of very cold wind chills is expected," warns the news release from Environment Canada. "2017 is about to end with the coldest air of the year. A fresh surge of record-breaking Arctic air is forecast to encompass the entire...
Canada's housing sector is facing a “moderate” degree of vulnerability to market instability for the second straight quarter and showing signs of overheating for the first time this year, says the country's housing agency. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Thursday that the brunt of the risks have been shouldered...
Canadian employers project the national average base salary to increase by 4.2 per cent next year, a new survey says. According to the report by consulting firm Eckler Ltd., the forecast comes as organizations try to balance inflationary pressures, surging interest rates, recession risks and a tight labour market. British Columbia,...
Known as the i30 across the pond, the 2018 Hyundai Elantra GT Sport has the Volkswagen Golf GTI in its sights. Drawn under the watchful eye of Hyundai’s chief design officer Peter Schreyer, the compact hatchback’s sporty bodywork, clean lines, and attractive proportions make it far more fashionable than...
JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU) reported its preliminary traffic results for March 2018. Traffic in March increased 7.3 percent from March 2017, on a capacity increase of 3.3 percent. Load factor for March 2018 was 89.0 percent, an increase of 3.3 points from March 2017. JetBlue’s preliminary completion factor...