New York / BLOOMBERG Shares of Juno Therapeutics plunged after regulators suspended a clinical trial of a leukemia treatment following two patient deaths last week. The two patient deaths occurred after Juno recently added fludarabine to its chemotherapy regime that accompanies its cell treatment for acute lympoblastic leukemia. Juno, in a statement released after markets closed on Thursday, said …

  Washington / AFP The US automotive safety regulator said it was investigating complaints of brake failures on Harley-Davidson motorcycles that have resulted in reports of three crashes and two injuries. “Riders report sudden brake system failure occurring without warning,” said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which has received 43 complaints. About 430,000 motorcycles are involved in the probe, …

  Quito / AFP The International Monetary Fund said it approved a $364 million emergency loan to Ecuador after the country was hard-hit by an earthquake in April. The money will help the country steady its finances while it addresses the huge losses from the quake, which killed some 700 people. “The April 16 earthquake that hit Ecuador caused significant …