By Aby Jose Koilparambil (Reuters) -Rightmove's shares dropped 8% on Monday after Rupert Murdoch's REA Group ended its $8.29 billion takeover pursuit following a fourth bid rejection from the British real estate portal. Australian property listing firm REA's decision to walk away from making a formal offer for Rightmove ahead of a 1600 GMT deadline capped a month-long saga that...

08:34 AM EDT, 09/30/2024 (MT Newswires) -- RedHill Biopharma ( RDHL ) said Monday that the US has issued a new patent for identifying a novel biomarker of coronavirus pneumonia prognostic for potential opaganib efficacy for the treatment of COVID-19. The patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office would be granted on Oct. 15 and be valid through 2041,...

08:58 AM EDT, 09/30/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Vishay Precision Group ( VPG ) said Monday that it has acquired Nokra Optische Prueftechnik & Automation, a privately held Germany-based maker of precision measuring and testing equipment for manufacturing. Financial terms were not disclosed. Vishay said Nokra's laser-based measurement gauge systems are used to measure the thickness, flatness, contour, width, or 3D...

08:33 AM EDT, 09/30/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust (CRR-UN.TO) said on Monday that it will acquire from Westbank the 50% in Zephyr, a mixed-use residential asset in British Columbia, that it does not already own for $133 million. Closing is scheduled in October, subject to Competition Bureau approval. We are pleased to announce that upon closing...