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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 […]

Rite Aid Corp. stock RAD, +7.16% slid 11% in premarket trade Thursday, after the pharmacy retail chain posted a wider-than-expected loss for its fiscal second quarter as it booked goodwill impairment charges on its pharmacy services segment as well as charges for higher facility exit and store closures. The company had a net loss of […]

Shares of CarMax Inc. KMX, +6.49% tumbled 9.7% toward a more than two-year low in premarket trading Thursday, after the used vehicle retailer reported fiscal second-quarter profit that fell well below expectations, as “affordability challenges” led to sales falling “sharply” in the final months of the quarter. Net income for the quarter to Aug. 31 […]

The more than one million fans expected to travel to Qatar for this year’s World Cup are not required to be vaccinated against COVID, but they must show a negative result from a PCR test taken in the 48 hours before arriving, according to the Qatari authorities. Quarantine is also no longer mandatory for travelers […]

Johnson Outdoors Inc. JOUT, +2.83% said Thursday its board has approved an increase in its quarterly cash dividend that will raise the payment for Class A shareholders to 31 cents a share from 30 cents previously. The outdoor recreation products company’s stock was not yet active premarket, but has fallen 45% in the year to […]

A statement from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization said all “currently available information” points to the damage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines as the result of “deliberate, reckless, and irresponsible acts of sabotage.” NATO did not identify a perpetrator. “We, as Allies, have committed to prepare for, deter and defend against the […]

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Starbucks Corp. SBUX, +3.36% announced Wednesday that it was boosting its quarterly dividend to 53 cents a share from 49 cents a share. The new dividend takes effect with the payment that’s set to be distributed Nov. 25. It applies to shareholders of record as of Nov. 11. The 8% dividend increase lifts Starbucks’ annual […]

The Dow and S&P 500 snapped a six-session skid on Wednesday as equities rallied sharply and bond yields retreated after the Bank of England took a surprising U-turn with a new plan to buy U.K. government debt. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.88% rose about 548 points, or 1.9%, ending near 29,683, ending a […]