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Inovio Pharmaceuticals: COVID-19 Vaccine Not the Only Path to Success

After a market crushing performance during the first half of the year, one of 2020’s best performers has been struggling of late. The last month has seen shares of Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO) decline by 27%. The publication of murky data for the biotech’s COVID-19 DNA vaccine candidate INO-4800 and a sense it is lagging behind competitors’ progress have raised concerns amongst investors. Add in an overheated valuation and maybe a sell off was inevitable.As a reminder, despite the souring sentiment, the stock is still up by a majestic 510% on a year-to-date basis.With the public and investors’ …read more […]

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Men’s Wearhouse Parent Said to Prepare Imminent Bankruptcy

(Bloomberg) — Tailored Brands Inc., the owner of Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank, is preparing a bankruptcy filing that would shutter 400 to 500 stores after the coronavirus lockdown kept America’s office workers at home and stifled demand for new suits.The filing, which could come as soon as this weekend, will give the retailer a chance to cut its borrowings and close unprofitable locations, according to people familiar with the matter. The plan calls for asset-based lenders to provide the company with a loan to keep it operating through the court process, the people said. They asked not to …read more […]

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Exxon, Chevron Earnings Gutted by Virus-Driven Demand Slump

(Bloomberg) — Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. posted the worst losses in a generation after the pandemic and a global crude glut combined to batter almost every part of their businesses.Exxon’s $1.1 billion second-quarter loss was the deepest in the company’s modern history. A collapse in crude prices bled the company’s production division while Covid-19 lockdowns lowered demand for everything from jet fuel to plastic wrap, hobbling the company’s refining and chemical units.Chevron recorded its weakest performance in at least three decades and warned that the global pandemic wreaking havoc upon energy markets may continue to drag on earnings. …read more […]