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Monday, February 15 is Presidents’ Day, also known as Washington’s birthday. It is a federal holiday which is always celebrated on the third Monday in February. The first incarnation of this holiday was in 1796 to commemorate George Washington’s birthday. Over the years, this has been an occasion marked by …

Fibrogen used fake data for its anemia pill. In other news, a lot of money is flowing through the drug and medical device industries. Stat: Fibrogen admits fake anemia pill safety data shared with FDA and investors Fibrogen admitted on Tuesday that the company has been touting false heart safety …

Fitch Ratings-London / Dubai: Egyptian banks face deteriorating asset quality and continued pressure on profitability until 2021 amid the economic fallout from the pandemic, Fitch Ratings says in a new report. Capitalization remains a weak credit and liquidity in foreign currency is still vulnerable to external shocks. However, the sector …

Non-fungible tokens are all about bringing collectibles into the digital realm, and Funko can’t wait to grab that while they can. The company has purchased control of the startup NFT TokenWave with the aim of combining Funko Pop vinyl figures with digital tokens using the Wax platform. Funko plans to …

People on a vegan diet may have poorer bone health, a new study has suggested. In a new study, the bone health of vegans as well as people on a mixed diet was determined by an ultrasound measurement of the heel bone. The results showed that people on a vegan …

Above all, the new year brought good news regarding a potential return to normal for economies, which largely left fixed income markets to worsen in the first quarter of 2021. The introduction of the fiscal stimulus package US $ 1.9 trillion US dollar and the ongoing deployment of the coronavirus …

The first return games are going to be incredible. This is my annual top-of-the-year sports prediction column, a collection of crazy guesses and lightly educated guesses. And there will be plenty below. But my first sports prediction for 2021 is the one I trust the most: Live sports events with …

Multinational investment bank Barclays underwrites financing for two of Alabama’s new prisons for private prison company CoreCivic after the bank said it would no longer fund such companies. Barclays in 2019, joined many other banks that cut ties with companies that detain immigrants and run for-profit prisons. Tennessee-based CoreCivic has …

MUMBAI : Amid the uncertainty created by the upsurge in coronavirus cases, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to maintain the status quo in its next monetary policy review and wait a bit longer before taking measures to stimulate the growth. The RBI is expected to announce its …

Qilai Shen / Bloomberg / Bloomberg via Getty Images Qilai Shen / Bloomberg / Bloomberg via Getty Images Ant Group is a Chinese financial services company co-founded by Jack Ma, the billionaire entrepreneur behind Alibaba. Over the past decade, Ant has grown into a one-stop-shop for payments, financial investments, loan …