What happened Actions of Inovio Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INO) They recovered on Thursday after being beaten earlier this week. The stock rose 8.5% at 11:05 am EDT. Inovio did not report new developments. However, investors appear to believe the sell-off was overblown after the company’s announcement Tuesday of tentative results from …
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Germany’s Defense Ministry dissolved a military unit within the German Special Forces on Wednesday after an investigation found that the members were affiliated with extreme right-wing extremist groups. As of January, some 500 members of the German service were under investigation for far-right ties, according to a report by the …
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