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Under Armour Falls After Founder, CFO Are Named in SEC Probe

(Bloomberg) — Under Armour Inc. said a pair of top executives, including founder Kevin Plank, has been named in a federal probe of the company’s accounting, sending shares of the athleticwear maker down.Plank and Chief Financial Officer David Bergman received Wells Notices informing them that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is likely to “allege certain violations of the federal securities laws,” Under Armour said Monday in a regulatory filing. Under Armour also received a notice informing it that the agency may file an enforcement action against the company.The disclosure expands upon comments from the company in November, when it …read more […]

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ImagineAR (OTC: IPNFF) Announces That Major North American Sports & Entertainment Company Is Moving Forward With Augmented Reality Solution; Contract Is Imminent

VANCOUVER and Erie PA. July 27, 2020 –ImagineAR Inc. (IP:CSE) (IPNFF:OTCQB) (“ImagineAR” or “Company”) an Augmented Reality Company that enables sports teams, businesses, retailers and organizations to instantly create their own AR mobile campaigns, wishes to advise […]

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Under Armour executives receive Wells notice from SEC

Last year, the company said it was cooperating with federal investigators in connection with a probe about whether it shifted sales from quarter to quarter to meet objectives. While a Wells notice does not necessarily mean the recipients have violated any law, the SEC issues the letter to firms when it is planning to bring an enforcement action against them. A filing on Monday showed that the staff of the SEC is recommending that the regulatory body file an enforcement action against the company, founder and executive chairman Kevin Plank and Chief Financial Officer David Bergman, that would …read more […]

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SAP picked by Moderna to help distribute COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Business software group SAP has been selected by Moderna to help distribute the potential COVID-19 vaccine that the U.S. pharmaceuticals company is developing, CEO Christian Klein said on Monday. “Moderna just selected SAP to help with distribution of the potential vaccine it is developing,” Klein told analysts on a conference call, discussing the development of SAP’s logistics and supply-chain business. Moderna Inc said earlier it has started a U.S. government-backed late-stage trial for its vaccine candidate, the first to be implemented under the Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed anti-coronavirus programme. …read more […]

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U.S. Packs Up and Leaves Chengdu Consulate

On Monday, the U.S. lowered the American flag at its consulate in Chengdu, China, as the deadline to exit approached. WSJ’s Liza Lin describes how Beijing’s shutdown of the outpost weakens an already limited U.S. presence in China. Photo: Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images …read more […]

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Emergent signs $174 million deal to make AstraZeneca's potential COVID-19 vaccine

AstraZeneca in June picked Emergent to help produce 300 million doses of its potential COVID-19 vaccine pledged to the United States. AstraZeneca has signed manufacturing deals globally to meet its target of making 2 billion doses of the vaccine, including with two Bill Gates-backed ventures and a $1.2 billion agreement with the U.S. government. The latest contract follows an $87 million contract in June where Emergent signed an agreement to become the development partner for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate. …read more […]

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Prioritizing Economy Over Virus a ‘False Choice’: Johns Hopkins

Jul.27 — Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Vice Dean Josh Sharfstein discusses the return of students to school and fall sports, measures to control the spread of Covid-19, and political responsibility on the virus. He speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.” The Bloomberg School of Public Health is supported by Michael R. Bloomberg, founder and majority owner of Bloomberg LP, the parent company of Bloomberg News. …read more […]

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GOP Facing PR Debacle on Stimulus, Strategist Valliere Says

Jul.27 — Greg Valliere, chief U.S. policy strategist at AGF Investments, examines the politics behind the next U.S. stimulus plan as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is expected to release details of a $1 trillion pandemic proposal on Monday. He speaks with Bloomberg’s Tom Keene on “Bloomberg Surveillance.” …read more […]