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Imperial College Covid-19 vaccine trial moves to next stage

Fri 17 July 2020 15:24

(Sharecast News) - Imperial College announced that a trial into its Covid-19 vaccine candidate was set to advance to its next stage.

Chance of success for Covid-19 vaccines 'underappreciated', Goldman says

Fri 17 July 2020 15:15

(Sharecast News) - A vaccine against Covid-19 could be available in the US in late 2020, Goldman Sachs said.

Pennant International jumps after £1.5m training products contract

Fri 17 July 2020 12:13

(Sharecast News) - Pennant International shares jumped after the technology training and support company said it signed a £1.5m contract to supply training aids to a customer in the Middle East.

EU pauses probe into LSE Refinitiv purchase

Fri 17 July 2020 12:03

(Sharecast News) - London Stock Exchange's $27bn purchase of data company Refinitiv faces a delay after European Union regulators suspended their October deadline to review the deal.

Russia still expects to ink deal with Astra Zeneca for Covid-19 vaccine

Fri 17 July 2020 11:53

(Sharecast News) - Russia still expects to conclude a deal with AstraZeneca to manufacture the Covid-19 vaccine that it is working on with Oxford University.

BigDish in talks on funding as it issues new shares

Fri 17 July 2020 11:18

(Sharecast News) - BigDish said it was in talks with technology investors about future funding as the company issued almost 9.5m new shares to directors and employees in lieu of salary.

Britishvolt to open gigafactory in Wales

Fri 17 July 2020 11:14

(Sharecast News) - Startup firm Britishvolt is planning on opening a 30GWh battery plant at Bro Tathan in Wales.

Ryanair extends fee waiver in bid to lure back travellers

Fri 17 July 2020 11:09

(Sharecast News) - Budget carrier Ryanair said it was extending its waiver on fees for flight changes as it fee as it tried to lure back wary passengers to kick-start its business after sales collapsed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

British Airways to retire Boeing 747 fleet due to pandemic

Fri 17 July 2020 10:27

(Sharecast News) - British Airways announced it would be retiring its Boeing 747 fleet of planes as the Covid-19 pandemic hits airlines and consumers continue to be wary about travelling.

BT chairman plays down Openreach stake sale - report

Fri 17 July 2020 09:45

(Sharecast News) - BT's chairman has played down speculation that the company is planning to sell a stake in its Openreach broadband infrastructure business, according to a report.