Shares of Gilead Sciences (GILD) gained 3.25% to close the trading session on Aug 15 at $99.45 per share following the favorable verdict by an arbitration panel in a patent infringement case with Roche (RHHBY). The tussle was regarding Gilead’s blockbuster hepatitis C drug, Sovaldi (sofosbuvir). Gilead received further encouraging news on Sovaldi when U.K.’s…
Coins has launched its second bitcoin startup in Southeast Asia with the formal opening of Coins.co.th in Thailand. Led by CEO Ron Hose, Coins launched its Philippines-based bitcoin exchange and merchant processing service Coins.ph in March, at the time enrolling two larger merchants – MetroDeal and CashCashPinoy – in its services. While coinciding with fewer…
Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) insiders are at it again, quickly unloading more shares of the social network’s stock. Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, director Susan Desmond-Hellmann, Chief Technology Officer Michael Todd Schroepfer, Chief Financial Officer David M. Wehner, Marketing VP David Fischer, General Counsel Colin Stretch and Chief Accounting Officer Jas Athwal all moved some…
Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG), the megalith technology-media-robotics-car company, is launching an ad-free YouTube music streaming service. Google’s long-rumored “YouTube Music Key” streaming service will offer offline listing including over 20 million songs. This new service follows Songza acquisition and arm twisting of independent record labels. Compared to competition from firms such as Spotify and Pandora…
Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) is set to open the first retail store in the Middle East next year. The store, which will be in the city of Dubai, will also be the world’s largest store. The store will actually be located inside the Mall of the Emirates, a large shopping center that boasts 700 retail…
In what seems like a development which is the latest blow to bitcoin prices, Bitcoin prices have slumped to its lowest level since May late last week. The decline has since been largely attributed to a worsening short-term news outlook, as well as the industry’s margin traders, though alternative theories have been proposed. At press…
