06:22 AM EDT, 06/21/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Sarepta Therapeutics ( SRPT ) shares soared early Friday after the Food and Drug Administration granted expanded approval for Elevidys, the company's gene therapy for the deadly Duchenne muscular dystrophy, or DMD, disease. The drug can now be used by Duchenne patients with a confirmed mutation in the DMD gene who are aged...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Nissan Motor ( NSANF ) has halted production at its Changzhou plant in China as it seeks to optimise its operations, the Japanese automaker said on Friday. The Changzhou plant, jointly operated with Nissan's ( NSANF ) local partner Dongfeng Motor ( DNFGF ), was producing the Qashqai SUV with annual capacity of about 130,000 vehicles a...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shein's vast array of $5 shirts, $20 dresses and $15 shoes could face more trademark scrutiny under a new EU rule that tightens oversight on intellectual property rights. Shein, a China-founded e-commerce giant, is pushing toward a London IPO. The EU's digital rules that take effect at the end of August will require Shein to prevent...

Rocket Lab USA, Inc ( RKLB ) launched its 50th Electron mission, deploying satellites for French Internet-of-Things (IoT) company Kinéis. The stock is trading higher on Friday. The mission was the first of five dedicated Electron launches for Kinéis, a company backed by private and public investors, including the French government’s space agency CNES (Centre National d’Études Spatiales) and CLS...