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Berkshire Hathaway’s BRK.A, -1.02% General Re, Lloyds of London, Munich Re, Swiss Re AG, and Allianz Group ALV, -0.90% lead the list of top reinsurers of Florida-only property insurers in assumed premiums, Moody’s said Thursday in a research note. Property and casualty insurers such as Universal P&C, Citizens Property Insurance Corp., First Protective and American […]
Brookfield Renewable Partners LP BP, -0.62% BEPC, -2.29% BEPC, -1.76% said Thursday it will invest up to $2 billion in two renewable energy portfolios in the U.S. Brookfield Renewable will pay $1 billion and invest an additional $270 million to acquire Scout Clean Energy, which owns more than 1,200 MW of operating wind assets and […]
Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. BABA, -3.33% dropped 2.8% in premarket trading Thursday, after J.P. Morgan analyst Alex Yao said he turned “cautious” on the China-based e-commerce giant’s fiscal second-quarter revenue outlook, citing “weak China consumption.” Yao reiterated the overweight rating on the stock but cut the price target to $135 from $145.Yao expects […]
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Shares of Axcella Therapeutics Inc. AXLA, +7.24% gained 10.9% in premarket trading on Thursday after the biotech said its experimental treatment for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) showed statistically significant improvement in liver stiffness at 24 weeks. The Phase 2b trial is ongoing. The company expects to have topline data from the 48-week mark by the first […]
Worthington Industries Inc. WOR, -5.73% said Thursday its board approved a plan to separate the company’s steel processing business into a new public company, through a distribution of stock in the business. The Columbus, Ohio-based industrial company said the steel processing separation is expected to be tax-free to shareholders when it takes place as expected […]