Eiji Hashimoto, CEO of Nippon Steel ( NISTF ) (OTC:NPSCY), has criticized tariffs as insufficient for strengthening the U.S. steel industry. What Happened: Hashimoto is pursuing legal action to prompt a review of his proposed $15 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel by the incoming Trump administration. This comes after President Joe Biden blocked the takeover last week, citing national security concerns, Financial Times reported on Wednesday....

07:30 AM EST, 01/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Merck ( MRK ) said Wednesday that China's National Medical Products Administration has approved the Gardasil vaccine against human papillomavirus, or HPV, for use in males 9 to 26 years old to prevent HPV-related cancers and diseases. The company said the approval expands Gardasil's indication in China, in addition to the prevention of...

07:16 AM EST, 01/08/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Maze Therapeutics on Tuesday filed for a US initial public offering. Terms of the IPO were not disclosed in the filing. The company said it will use the funds raised from the offering along with existing cash to advance the clinical development of its lead programs, MZE829 and MZE782, for other discovery and...

Jan 8 (Reuters) - Albertsons ( ACI ) missed third-quarter sales expectations on Wednesday, as intense competition from bigger retailers such as Walmart and Kroger ( KR ) offering heavy discounts and promotions hurt demand. Albertsons ( ACI ), which has sued Kroger ( KR ) after the grocer terminated their $25 billion deal, saw quarterly net sales rise to...