WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) – The Attorney General for the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Thursday against Exxon Mobil Corp, BP Plc, Chevron Corp and Royal Dutch Shell Plc for “systematically and intentionally misleading” consumers about the role of their Products play to cause climate change, the latest action …
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Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc., which has not yet shared the results of the phase 1 trial for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, has already received millions of dollars in funding to expand manufacturing capacity. An announcement Tuesday that the Defense Department would pay $ 71 million to finance the manufacture of a …
Read More »Vitamin seller GNC Holdings files for bankruptcy
GNC Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday with plans to sell and close up to one-sixth of its 7,300 stores worldwide. The GNC vitamin and supplement vendor, -24.69% He blamed the presentation of the slump in sales due to the coronavirus pandemic, demands from faster payment providers, …
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission urges investors to beware of coronavirus pandemic scams and to carefully consider claims related to treatments, therapies and equipment that promise great returns for investors. The virus that has sickened more than 2.3 million Americans has also attracted bad actors seeking to profit …
Read More »Philippines launches investigation into Wirecard’s billions of ghosts
MUNICH / MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines is investigating Wirecard’s $ 2.1 billion accounting scandal, which said former chief operating officer of German payments firm Jan Marsalek could be in the country. FILE PHOTO: Markus Braun, CEO of Wirecard AG, an independent provider of white label outsourcing solutions for electronic …
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