March 14, 2025
Operating Assets

Agios Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results and Recent Business Highlights

– Filed for Regulatory Approval of Mitapivat (PYRUKYND®) for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Non-Transfusion-Dependent and Transfusion-Dependent Alpha- or Beta-Thalassemia in U.S., European Union, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates; PDUFA Goal Date of September 7, 2025 – – Completed Enrollment for Phase 3 RISE UP Study of Mitapivat in Sickle Cell Disease; Topline Results Expected in Late 2025, with

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Intangible Assets

Nintendo’s Palworld Lawsuit Might Go International As New Patents Land U.S. Approval

Image: Pocketpair We have been following Nintendo’s Palworld lawsuit for the best part of six months now, and while we have grown to have a better understanding of the particular patents involved, all of the infringement claims have been tied to Japan. However, in recent months, it seems that Nintendo has been preparing to bring

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Fixed Assets

How will the Land Use Framework impact UK food production?

A national conversation on land use has been launched by the UK Government which will seek the views of farmers, landowners, businesses and nature groups on a new approach to managing land use in England. According to Defra the Land Use Framework uses “the most sophisticated land use data ever published” and aims to provide

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Financial Assets

Lenders see brisk demand for business loans

We just got a read on the state of lending in this economy, courtesy of the Federal Reserve. Its Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey, which asks bankers about their lending standards and loan demand, came out this week. It found lenders are generally seeing less demand for mortgages, which shouldn’t be a huge surprise given

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Operating Assets

Cync Software Launches Advanced Securities-Based Lending Solution for Financial Institutions

Classified in: Science and technology, BusinessSubject: PDT Cync Securities-Based Lending enables financial institutions to swiftly lend against a diverse range of domestically and internationally traded marketable securities, including stocks, funds, and bonds. With actionable insights and advanced risk mitigation tools, financial institutions can confidently navigate market volatility while optimizing portfolio management and loan operations through

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Operating Assets

Nigeria: Obanikoro Accuses Access Bank of Using His Property As Collateral for N1bn Loan Without His Consent

New facts have emerged on how Access Bank clandestinely granted N1 billion loan to a going concern, DDSS International Company limited, using a property belonging to another company, MOB Integrated Services, run by Gbolahan Obanikoro, as collateral without the owner’s consent or knowledge. Details of the loan provided by insiders, revealed that the property, owned

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Gold Investing

Gold Stocks Shine in Toronto as Yawning Rate Gap Pummels Loonie

With 2024 being an exceptional year for gold, Daniel Ghali, director of commodities strategy at TD Securities, explains whether 2025 will see similar results as (Bloomberg) — As Canada’s currency weakens, fund managers are leaning into sectors that pay expenses in the local currency while collecting revenue in US dollars. That has made buying stocks

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Tangible Assets

Barrick and Mali Resume Talks on Ending Dispute Over Gold Mine

John Tumazos, analyst of Very Independent research, discusses about Barrick has ceased its activities in Mali. (Bloomberg) — Barrick Gold Corp. and Mali are set to resume talks on resolving a monthslong dispute over the distribution of revenue from one of the world’s biggest gold mines. Negotiations between representatives of the government and the world’s

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Financial Assets

Philippines Sells $3.3 Billion of Dollar, Euro Bonds

(Bloomberg) — The Philippines on Thursday sold a two-part dollar bond and a euro tranche, capitalizing on a recent drop in borrowing costs abroad. The Southeast Asian nation, which has investment-grade credit ratings, raised $2.25 billion (2.4 billion euros) in dollar-denominated bonds due in 10 and 25 years, along with a €1 billion ($1.04 billion)

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Intangible Assets

Hancock Whitney reports fourth quarter 2024 EPS of $1.40

Classified in: BusinessSubjects: EARNINGS, Conference Call, Webcast Hancock Whitney Corporation (Nasdaq: HWC) today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2024. Net income for the fourth quarter of 2024 totaled $122.1 million, or $1.40 per diluted common share (EPS), compared to $115.6 million, or $1.33 per diluted common share, in the third quarter

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