08:51 AM EDT, 04/09/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) Google ( GOOG ) on Tuesday introduced its first custom Arm-based processor designed for data centers. The chip, called Axion, provides up to 30% better performance compared with the fastest general-purpose Arm-based instances available in the cloud today, Google ( GOOG ) said in a blog post. Google ( GOOG...

08:45 AM EDT, 04/09/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Oil prices were mostly steady early on Tuesday following two losing sessions as supply remains tight even as Middle East tensions ease slightly. West Texas Intermediate crude for May delivery was last seen down US$0.16 to US$86.27 per barrel. while June Brent crude, the global benchmark, was up US$0.02 to US$90.40. The geopolitical...

08:49 AM EDT, 04/09/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Alkermes ( ALKS ) said Tuesday that its phase 1b study of ALKS 2680, a once-daily potential treatment for narcolepsy, showed enhanced wakefulness in patients with narcolepsy type 2 and idiopathic hypersomnia. ALKS 2680 showed clinically meaningful and statistically significant improvements in mean sleep latency compared with placebo across all doses tested in...

08:49 AM EDT, 04/09/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Pfizer ( PFE ) said key data from an ongoing phase 3 clinical trial of its Abrysvo vaccine, which the pharmaceutical giant is developing for the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, met endpoints and it's going to seek wider access for the shot. The study evaluating a single dose of the...