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Michael Clemens is a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development and leads its Migration and Development initiative. An economist by training, he has worked as a consultant for the World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme, among … Continue reading
(Reuters) – Synergy Pharmaceuticals reported positive results from a key study of its experimental chronic constipation drug, putting it a step closer to hitting the U.S. market and competing with…
CHICAGO, Dec 31 (Reuters) – Many Americans seem to be in a sour mood as 2013 begins, after Hurricane Sandy ravaged parts of the East Coast, a gunman massacred 20 school children in Connecticut and a…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares rose on Monday, boosted by a positive tone in U.S. equities last week, while the yen fell to a near seven-month low against the dollar on expectations a new government after next month’s election in … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Groundbreaking on new U.S. homes surged in September to its fastest pace in more than four years, a sign the housing sector’s budding recovery is gaining traction and supporting the wider economic recovery.
(Reuters) – Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp shares jumped nearly 14 percent on Monday after the drugmaker said interim results from a mid-stage study of its experimental cancer drug with a larger patient…
LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters) – European shares rose on Tuesday, reversing early losses, as investors remained optimistic that the European Central Bank would do what it takes to support bond markets in stricken euro zone countries and prevent the collapse … Continue reading
NEW YORK (Reuters) – To borrow from “Star Wars,” the Force is strong with this stock market.
UBS Investment Research took a positive stance on the Indonesian animal feed and livestock sector, saying poultry consumption in the country was rising with increasing per capita income, and…