05:04 AM EST, 01/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- AST SpaceMobile ( ASTS ) said late Thursday it has received a special temporary authority from the Federal Communications Commission authorizing the company's testing service in the US. The authority enables the company's first five commercial BlueBird satellites with unmodified smartphones with partners AT&T ( T ) and Verizon (VZ) to support voice,...

HYDERABAD/BENGALURU Jan 31 (Reuters) - Sun Pharmaceutical, India's largest drugmaker by revenue, reported a bigger-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday, aided by strong sales in the domestic market. The Mumbai-based firm's consolidated net profit rose 15% to 29.03 billion rupees ($335.3 million) in third quarter, beating analysts' average estimate of 28.81 billion rupees, according to data compiled by LSEG. ($1 =...

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Truckmaker Scania has stepped in to help Northvolt with the day-to-day running of its flagship plant in northern Sweden, a last-ditch effort to boost quality and output at the struggling electric vehicle battery maker as it scrambles to secure funds. Since November, Scania has sent members of staff to Northvolt's Ett plant located in Skelleftea, 200 kilometres...

04:55 AM EST, 01/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals ( VRTX ) said Friday it has made a reimbursement agreement with National Health Service England for eligible sickle cell disease patients to access the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited therapy, Casgevy. The reimbursement agreement coincides with the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommending Casgevy's use by the NHS, the company...