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Hoth Therapeutics (NASDAQ: HOTH) Initiates Preclinical Study Including Topical Form of Aprepitant for Dermatological Treatment Relating to Side Effects of Cancer Medication

NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2019 — Hoth Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOTH) (“HOTH” or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing new generation therapies for dermatological disorders such as atopic dermatitis, chronic wounds, psoriasis and acne, […]

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California Governor Newsom Is Fielding More PG&E Takeover Calls

(Bloomberg) — For California Governor Gavin Newsom, sitting back and watching PG&E Corp.’s bankruptcy run its course is no longer an option.The mayors of 22 cities are pressing him to turn the embattled power giant into a customer-owned cooperative. San Francisco, the city he once served as mayor, wants to take over the company’s local poles and wires. And on Wednesday, a board member of a statewide consumer group sent Newsom a proposal that would have the state run PG&E like a massive municipal utility.The proposals reflect a groundswell of anger against PG&E following years of deadly wildfires sparked by …read more […]

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UPDATE 2-ProPetro confirms U.S. SEC probe, accounting weaknesses

Oilfield services firm ProPetro Holding Corp on Wednesday said a board investigation had uncovered material weaknesses in its financial controls and an undisclosed related-party transaction with its former chief accountant. The Midland, Texas-based company also confirmed Reuters’ report last month that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had opened an investigation in its financial disclosures and reporting. ProPetro provided the first snapshot of its business since disclosing the departure of its chief accounting officer and the demotion of two top officials amid an internal investigation into its financial accounting and disclosures. …read more […]

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GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares, bond yields slip on sour trade deal sentiment

Global equity markets and government bond yields fell on Wednesday on growing doubts that a U.S.-China trade deal can be reached soon and fears that unrest in Hong Kong may lead to a Chinese crackdown. The day after U.S. President Donald Trump warned Washington would raise tariffs on Chinese goods “very substantially” without a deal, trade uncertainty pushed investors to park funds in safe havens. A measure of emerging market currencies and an index of emerging market equities both registered their largest single-day declines in almost three months. …read more […]

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A 20% Yield With a Good Chance of an Upgrade

When I decided to write about EnLink Midstream (NYSE: ENLC) and its 20% yield, I remarked sarcastically to our Director of Research, “I’m sure it will be a safe yield.”
Twenty percent yields almost never are.
I won’t go so far as to say that EnLink’s yield is safe – it’s not. But it does stand a real chance of receiving an upgrade next year.
EnLink has raised the distribution 19 times since 2011, though often just by a fraction of a penny. Still, the distribution is 3 1/2 times higher than it was eight years ago.
That being said, EnLink lowered the distribution …read more […]