April 19 (Reuters) - Flora Growth Corp ( FLGC ): * FLORA GROWTH ( FLGC ): ON APRIL 16, ENTERED PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH TRUHC HOLDING GMBH * FLORA GROWTH ( FLGC ): AS PER DEAL, CO WILL ACQUIRE ALL ISSUED, OUTSTANDING SHARES OF TRUHC PHARMA GMBH, FOR 2.8 MILLION COMMON SHARES PRICED AT $6.4 MILLION Source text for Eikon: Further...

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...

08:49 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...

08:53 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...