10:50 AM EDT, 08/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Amylyx Pharmaceuticals ( AMLX ) said Friday it has received orphan drug designation from the European Commission for AMX0035 as a potential treatment for Wolfram syndrome. The designation was granted following a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products, the company said. Amylyx said it expects to report...

10:49 AM EDT, 08/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- CME Group ( CME ) said Friday that it set a new average daily volume record of 24.8 million contracts for July, up 24% from a year earlier. The derivatives marketplace said its interest rate and metals products also set a new average daily volume record for July, and that its US Treasury...

10:45 AM EDT, 08/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals ( LXRX ) filed a registration statement Friday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for the potential sale of up to $200 million of its securities from time to time. The filing covers common and preferred shares, debt securities, warrants, rights, and units. Net proceeds from any such sale will...

10:51 AM EDT, 08/02/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Meta Platforms' ( META ) Instagram has been blocked in Turkey over allegations of censoring posts about Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh's assassination, according to media reports Friday. The Financial Times reported that the Information and Communication Technologies Authority of Turkey implemented the block on Friday, though Facebook and WhatsApp remain accessible. The regulator...