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John Paul DeJoria Discusses How He is Aiding the Beauty Industry During Coronavirus Pandemic

Yahoo Finance’s editor-in-chief Andy Serwer talks with John Paul Dejoria the co-founder of the Paul Mitchell line of hair products and The Patrón Spirits Company. Dejoria discusses the work he has done to aid his home state of Texas as well as how Paul Mitchell is supporting those in need along with their employees and salons during the coronavirus crisis. …read more […]

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Drugmaker Eli Lilly starts clinical testing of therapies for COVID-19

The company said it had entered into an agreement with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study the baricitinib drug to examine its efficacy and safety as a potential treatment for hospitalized patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Lilly had previously been testing the Olumiant or baricitinib drug as a treatment for atopic dermatitis. Lilly said it currently does not anticipate shortages for any of its medicines, including baricitinib. …read more […]

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Two thirds of COVID-19 patients improve after Gilead drug – NEJM

The analysis, published on Friday by the New England Journal of Medicine, does not detail what other treatments the 61 hospitalized patients were given and data on eight of them were not included — in one case because of a dosing error. The paper’s author called the findings “hopeful,” but cautioned that it is difficult to interpret the results since they do not include comparison to a control group, as would be the case in a randomized clinical trial. Gilead last month sharply limited its compassionate use program for remdesivir and is conducting its own clinical trials of …read more […]

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Boeing hires Lazard, Evercore to assess government aid or private loans – source

Boeing Co has hired investment banks Lazard and Evercore Inc to assess potential U.S. government assistance or private sector loans, a person briefed on the matter confirmed on Friday. “We’re going to be meeting with Boeing,” President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday. “Boeing has not asked for aid yet but I think they probably will… We can’t let anything happen to Boeing.” …read more […]

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Exclusive: Treasury wants warrants, repayment from major U.S. airlines on 30% of grant money – sources

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told major airlines on Friday he wants them to repay some of the $25 billion in cash grants the U.S. Congress approved last month to cover payroll costs as airlines weather an unprecedented crisis due to the coronavirus, three industry officials briefed on the matter told Reuters.

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