On Thursday, Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR)’s shares declined -4.63% to $11.73.
Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) stated that partner Baxalta Incorporated, a global biopharmaceutical leader dedicated to delivering transformative therapies to patients with orphan diseases and underserved conditions, recently declared the publication of the complete data from the Phase II/III pivotal study and Phase I trial of BAX 855 in Blood, the journal of the American Society of Hematology. BAX 855 is Baxalta’s investigational, extended half-life recombinant factor VIII (rFVIII) treatment for hemophilia A based on ADVATE [Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant)], a leading treatment for hemophilia A with more than 11 years of real-world patient experience.
Following on initial presentations of the data in 2014, the publication provides a comprehensive overview of the clinical trial results of BAX 855, which will be marketed in the United States under the brand name ADYNOVATE [Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant), Pegylated] upon approval. The trial assessed the treatment’s safety and efficacy profiles for bleed prevention with a twice-weekly dosing plan, showing a mean half-life extension of 1.4- to 1.5-fold contrast with ADVATE. The positive study results were originally stated in August of 2014 and supported the company’s December 2014 submission for approval of BAX 855 to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Nektar Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company, develops drug candidates that utilize its PEGylation and polymer conjugate technology platforms in the United States. Its product pipeline comprises drug candidates in therapeutic areas comprising oncology, pain, anti-infectives, and immunology.
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA)’s shares dropped -3.05% to $93.73.
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. ( WBA) named Kimberly R. Scardino as its new senior vice president, global controller and chief accounting officer, effective.
Scardino joins Walgreens Boots Alliance from American Express Company, where she was senior vice president, business advisory controller. Preceding to her current role, she was senior vice president and Americas controller from June 2012 to March 2015. Formerly, she served in roles of increasing responsibility since 2006, counting vice president, global head of SOX Compliance and vice president and chief accounting officer of American Express Credit Corp. Scardino also served in accounting functions at Credit Suisse Group from 2004 to 2006, and at Lyondell Chemical Company from 2002 to 2004. She started her career at Arthur Andersen LLP, where she was an auditor from 1994 to 2002.
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., together with its auxiliaries, operates a network of drugstores in the United States. It provides consumer goods and services, pharmacy, and health and wellness services through drugstores, in addition to through mail, and by telephone and online.
At the end of Thursday’s trade, FuelCell Energy Inc (NASDAQ:FCEL)‘s shares dipped -3.50% to $0.730.
FuelCell Energy, Inc. (FCEL), a global leader in the design, manufacture, operation and service of ultra‐clean, efficient and reliable fuel cell power plants, recently declared the appointment of two new members to the Company’s Board of Directors, counting Paul F. Browning, former President and Chief Executive Officer, Irving Oil Company Limited and Matthew F. Hilzinger, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, USG Corporation. These additions to the FuelCell Energy Board of Directors enhance the total number of members to ten.
Mr. Paul F. Browning
Mr. Browning has extensive global leadership experience in the energy industry counting gas turbine manufacturing and sales for both distributed and central power generation, utility-scale renewable power applications in addition to oil and gas processing and transportation. Most recently, Mr. Browning served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Irving Oil Limited, a privately-held multi-billion dollar oil and gas processing, transporting and marketing company based in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Formerly, Mr. Browning led General Electric’s Thermal Products division, a $7 billion division within the GE Power and Water business based in Schenectady, NY. As President and CEO of the Thermal Products division, Mr. Browning crafted strategy, launched new power generation products, and was actively involved in selling and executing many of the world’s largest power generation projects. Preceding to GE, Mr. Browning spent 12 years at Caterpillar counting responsibility for the engineering, product development, manufacturing and supply chain of the industrial gas turbine business, Solar Turbines, and culminating in the position of Managing Director of MAK in the Marine & Petroleum Power division, based in Kiel, Germany.
FuelCell Energy, Inc., together its auxiliaries, designs, manufactures, sells, installs, operates, and services stationary fuel cell power plants for distributed power generation. The company is also involved in the development, design, production, and sale of fuel cell products under the Direct FuelCell name. Its power plants electrochemically produce electricity and heat using various fuels, counting natural gas, methanol, diesel, biogas, coal gas, coal mine methane, and propane.
Caesars Entertainment Corp (NASDAQ:CZR), ended its Thursday’s trading session with 10.58% gain, and closed at $6.48.
In the first week of June, MGM Resorts International (MGM), Wynn Resorts Ltd. and Caesars Entertainment Corp. (CZR) were in focus with the passing of two bills by the Governor of Nevada that would further whet the appetite for gambling and boost the state’s sports betting industry.
Further, Caesars Entertainment’s domestic charter service, Total Rewards Air clinched agreements with two airlines to expand its commercial operations. Meanwhile, the possible merger of MGM Resorts and Wynn Resorts brought the companies into limelight.
Company’s Total Rewards Air – a domestic charter service that offers fast and easy way to travel to casino resorts – has reached three-year agreements with Sun Country Airlines and Via Airlines to enhance its commercial operations. Per the agreement, Sun Country Airlines and Via Airlines will serve as the main operating partners for Total Rewards Air and will provide service to more than 100 origin cities across the U.S.
The new technology by Total Rewards Air will make flight and hotel packages booking easy. The expanded service will comprise more than 1,800 flights annually to the Total Rewards Air primary destination hubs of Atlantic City, Laughlin, NV, and Tunica and Biloxi, MS.
Caesars Entertainment Corporation, through its auxiliaries, provides casino-entertainment and hospitality services in the United States and internationally. It operates in four segments: Caesars Entertainment Resort Properties, Caesars Growth Partners Casino Properties and Developments, Caesars Interactive Entertainment, and Caesars Entertainment Operating Company.
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