Aug 7 (Reuters) - Britain's National Health Service (NHS) will begin to roll out a gene therapy from Vertex Pharmaceuticals ( VRTX ) and CRISPR Therapeutics to treat rare blood disorder beta thalassemia, Vertex said in a statement on Wednesday. Casgevy, which requires administration through authorized treatment centers with experience in stem cell transplantation, will be made available to eligible...

09:01 PM EDT, 08/07/2024 (MT Newswires) -- McEwen Mining ( MUX ) said overnight after equity accounting for US$35.2 million in net expenses incurred by McEwen Copper's Los Azules project ($16.8 million impact on MUX) it reported a net loss in Q2 of $13.0 million, or $0.26 per share, compared to a net loss of $21.6 million, or $0.46 per...

Aug 8 (Reuters) - Australia's Qantas said it was cutting its former CEO's exit bonuses by A$9.3 million ($6 million) after an external review found him responsible for measures alienating travellers, employees and shareholders in the COVID era and beyond. The decision marks a gloomy footnote to the 15-year rein of Alan Joyce at Australia's dominant airline, who brought forward...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - State-controlled lender Banco do Brasil reported on Wednesday 8.2% year-on-year growth in its second-quarter adjusted net profit. The bank posted adjusted net profit of 9.50 billion reais ($1.69 billion) for the period, slightly above the 9.24 billion profit estimated by analysts polled by LSEG. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT Banco do Brasil is one of Latin America's largest...