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In this battle, we pit the global leader in the field of DNA sequencing against an up-and-coming biotech that uses the former's research tools to gain insights into the immune system. Both companies aim to give researchers and physicians greater information to make better diagno

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Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (NASDAQ: ROIC) recently suspended its dividend after reporting a roughly 9% drop in profits in the first quarter of the year. But while it is true that ROIC is invested entirely in retail, a sector that is not expected to perform well in toda

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) with exposure to retail assets are getting hit hard these days. Realty Income (NYSE: O) and Store Capital (NYSE: STOR) are down from their recent highs by about 33% and 50%, respectively. The yields on these stocks are higher than they have

Chances are, there are a number of large expenses taking up lots of room in your budget. Housing could easily be one of them -- it may, in fact, be the thing you spend the most money on month after month. Healthcare can also be a big expense, especially if you're paying for a h

Over the past 1 1/2 months, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has wreaked never-before-seen havoc on the U.S. economy and labor market. With roughly a third of the 2.9 million worldwide confirmed cases of COVID-19 originating in the United States, drastic action t

LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - The great 2020 oil crash is now officially a crisis. Not because Covid-19 has caused an unprecedented drop in global demand, or because Brent crude prices have fallen by two-thirds and U.S. crude futures turned negative last week. Rather

Facebook Inc will allow users in the United States and Canada to transfer photos and videos to a rival tech platform for the first time - a step that could assuage antitrust concerns by giving users an option to easily leave the company's services, the social media network said on Thursday.

(RTTNews) - German luxury automaker Audi AG (AUDVF.PK), affiliated to Volkswagen AG (VKW.L, VLKAF.PK, VOW.BE), reported Thursday that its first-quarter profit after tax fell to 431 million euros from 929 million euros last year.

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(RTTNews) - Specialty chemicals company Clariant AG (CLZNY.PK, CRN.L, CLZNF.PK) on Thursday reported a 14 percent decline in its continuing operations EBITDA for the first quarter to 157 million Swiss francs from a restated 183 million francs in the year-ago period.

(RTTNews) - J Sainsbury plc (JSAIY.PK, SBRY.L) reported profit before tax of 255 million pounds for the 52 weeks to 7 March 2020 compared to 202 million pounds, previous year. Earnings per share was 5.8 pence compared to 7.5 pence. Underlying profit before tax declined two perce

(RTTNews) - German aircraft engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines AG (MTUAY.PK) reported Thursday that its first-quarter net income declined 11.6 percent to 111.8 million euros from last year's 126.5 million euros.

Britain's competition regulator said it has opened investigations into thousands of complaints about companies refusing to pay refunds for cancelled weddings and other events during the coronavirus pandemic.

(RTTNews) - Lloyds Banking Group plc (LLOY.L, LYG) reported Thursday that its first-quarter profit before tax plunged 95 percent to 74 million pounds from 1.60 billion pounds in the year-ago period, impacted by a significantly increased impairment charge of 1.43 billion pounds d

(RTTNews) - Royal Dutch Shell plc (RDS-B, RDSB.L, RDSA.L, RDS-A) reported Thursday that its first-quarter current cost of supplies or CCS earnings attributable to shareholders fell 48 percent to $2.76 billion from last year's $5.29 billion.

(RTTNews) - Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (RBGPF.PK, RB.L) reported first quarter total revenue of 3.54 billion pounds, up 12.3% from prior year. Group like for like growth was 13.3%, for the quarter. Hygiene LFL growth was at 12.8%, while Health LFL growth was 13.6%, for the quar

(RTTNews) - Aixtron SE (AIXG), a provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, reported Thursday posted a loss for the first quarter, as revenues slid by 40 percent over last year.

(RTTNews) - Spanish bank Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA or BBVA (BBVA) reported Thursday that its first-quarter net attributable loss was 1.79 billion euros, compared to last year's profit of 1.18 billion euros.

(RTTNews) - Wacker Chemie AG (WKCMY.PK, WKCMF.PK) reported first quarter net income of 68.9 million euros compared to a loss of 5.5 million euros, prior year. Profit per share was 1.31 euros compared to a loss of 0.16 euros. EBITDA was 174.1 million euros, up 23 percent.