04:57 AM EDT, 09/27/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Amazon.com ( AMZN ) has surpassed its target of securing $1.8 billion in ad-spending commitments on its video-streaming services for next year, The Information reported Thursday, citing a person familiar with the matter. The figure covers ads on Prime Video and the company's live sports telecasts such as the National Football League's Thursday...

08:59 AM EDT, 09/26/2024 (MT Newswires) -- PTC Therapeutics ( PTCT ) said Thursday its PTC518 program for the treatment of Huntington's disease has received fast track designation from the US Food and Drug Administration. The biopharmaceutical company reported in June positive results from a 12-month readout of a study evaluating PTC518 in Huntington's disease patients. Shares were up more...

04:44 AM EDT, 09/27/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Banzai International ( BNZI ) said late Thursday it closed a private placement of up to about 1.2 million class A common shares and accompanying warrants priced at $4.25 per share for total gross proceeds of $5 million. The offering includes accompanying series A warrants to purchase up to 1.2 million common shares...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's underperforming $77 billion social security fund will invest $11.6 billion in a new foray into global private assets, an executive told Reuters, part of a strategic overhaul to address its poor returns amid rising demand from an ageing population. Thailand's biggest state fund, which supports healthcare, unemployment benefits and pensions for 25 million workers, has seen...