06:39 AM EDT, 08/20/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Saudi Public Investment Fund is in early talks with Boeing ( BA ) and Airbus to acquire freighters for a new cargo airline, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. Talks involve acquiring Boeing 777 and Airbus A350 freighters, although no final decisions have been made, and the plans could...

06:22 AM EDT, 08/20/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Lowe's (LOW) reported fiscal Q2 earnings Tuesday of $4.17 per diluted share, down from $4.56 a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $4. Revenue for the quarter ended Aug. 2 was $23.59 billion, down from $24.96 billion a year earlier. Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $23.96 billion. The home improvement...

(Reuters) - State Street is partnering with Swiss crypto company Taurus to offer new digital asset services, including turning real-world assets into tradeable tokens, to tap growing institutional demand for such investments, the U.S. financial services provider told Reuters. As cryptocurrencies have spread in the financial system through regulated products including futures and exchange-traded funds, they are drawing more interest...

06:37 AM EDT, 08/20/2024 (MT Newswires) -- AstraZeneca ( AZN ) said Tuesday that China's health regulator has approved its drug, Fasenra, as a maintenance treatment for severe eosinophilic asthma in patients aged 12 and older. The health agency's decision was based on a late-stage trial that showed that Fasenra significantly reduced the annualized asthma exacerbation rate by 74% when...