08:49 AM EDT, 04/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Merck ( MRK ) said Friday that Health Canada has approved Keytruda, in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing-chemotherapy, as first-line treatment to treat locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. The company said the approval is based on results from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-859 trial, which showed statistically significant...

08:48 AM EDT, 04/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were leaning lower premarket Friday with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) and Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) marginally declining recently. Big Lots ( BIG ) was up nearly 2% after saying it has secured a $200 million new first in, last out term loan facility from...

08:53 AM EDT, 04/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Canadian energy producers remain well positioned to continue improving their financial resiliency while boosting shareholder returns, RBC Capital Markets said on Friday. RBC cited the stern capital discipline and balance sheet deleveraging of energy companies while noting that crude oil and liquefied natural gas development remain strong. We maintain our bullish thesis that...

08:48 AM EDT, 04/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Antibe Therapeutics ( ATBPF ) on Friday said it has sought an extension of its stay of proceedings under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act at a hearing before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on April 18. The court has reserved its decision and has extended the stay pending the decision's release. Antibe...