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Dec 29
NRx files new BTD request for COVID-19 treatment, after FDA declined previous request

Shares of NRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. NRXP, -4.66% soared 17.8% in premarket trading Wednesday, after the drug development company said it filed a new Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Zyesami in patients at immediate risk of death from COVID-19, despite treatment with Remdesivir. The FDA had previously declined Emergency […]

Dec 29
Deutsche Bank AG: BaFin imposes administrative fine

On 28 December 2021, BaFin imposed an administrative fine amounting to 8.66 million euros on Deutsche Bank AG. The sanction related to a breach of Article 16 (2) (a) of the European Benchmarks Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/1011). As a supervised contributor, Deutsche Bank AG at times did not have in place effective preventive systems, controls […]

Dec 29
Coronavirus tally: U.S. daily average of new cases more than doubles in 2 weeks to a record high

The global tally for COVID-19 rose to 282.9 million as of Wednesday morning and the death toll climbed to 5.42 million, according to data aggregated by Johns Hopkins University. The U.S. leads the world with a total COVID-19 case count of 53.2 million and death toll of 820,929. In the U.S., the seven-day average of […]

Dec 29
Oramed's Oravax sub signs pre-purchase agreement for 10 million oral COVID-19 vaccines with Tan Thanh

Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. ORMP, -11.40% said Wednesday its Oravax Medical subsidiary has signed an agreement with Vietnam-based Tan Thanh Holdings Investment Joint Stock Co. to pre-purchase 10 million doses of Oravax’s oral COVID-19 vaccines in development. The drug maker’s stock slipped 0.1% in premarket trading. The agreement is comprised of undisclosed milestone payments, and the […]

Dec 29
Fractional Share Investing – Buying a Slice Instead of the Whole Share

Nov. 9, 2020 The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing this Investor Bulletin to help educate investors about investing in fractional shares. What are Fractional Shares? A fractional share is when you own less than one full share of a stock or other security. Why Invest in Fractional Shares? Fractional shares are […]

Dec 29
Tips for World Investor Week 2020: Investor Bulletin

Oct. 5, 2020 The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the National Futures Association (NFA), and the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) are issuing this Investor Bulletin to highlight key messages from World Investor Week 2020, a global campaign to raise […]