07:12 AM EDT, 07/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Quest Diagnostics ( DGX ) reported Q2 adjusted diluted earnings Tuesday of $2.35 per share, up from $2.30 a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $2.33. Revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $2.40 billion, compared with $2.34 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $2.39 billion....

SAO PAULO, July 23 (Reuters) - Brazilian miner Vale has picked Shaun Usmar as the chief executive of Vale Base Metals, a unit focused on copper and nickel, the company said on Tuesday. He will take up the role in the fourth quarter of 2024 and be based in Toronto, according to a securities filing. A mining veteran, Usmar founded...

July 23 (Reuters) - Merck ( MRK ) said on Tuesday an antibody-based drug met the main goal of a mid-to-late stage trial testing it as a therapy to protect infants from disease caused by the respiratory syncytial virus. The drug, MK-1654, helped reduce the incidence of lower respiratory infection in infants compared to placebo, and met the safety goals...

SHANGHAI, July 23 (Reuters) - Chinese electric truck startup Windrose is aiming to raise $200 million in its final round of funding in equity investments and debt before it seeks an initial public offering in the United States, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said. The fundraising target, which would help Windrose build overseas assembly plants to serve...