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China deal is Trump’s hedge against damage

Bloomberg Hours before the seven House Democrats managers marched articles of impeachment across the Capitol last week, president Donald Trump secured what he’s relying on to counter any political damage — a cease-fire in the trade war with China. With little chance the Republican-controlled Senate will convict him on two articles of impeachment, the greatest danger to Trump is that ...

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UK house prices post record jump in Jan

Bloomberg Asking prices for UK homes increased by the most for any January on record in a sign that the Conservatives’ December election win boosted confidence, according to property website-operator Rightmove. Values increased 2.3% on the month to an average 306,810 pounds ($400,000) Rightmove said in a report on Monday. In London, they gained 2.1% from a month earlier, a ...

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AstraZeneca treatments win orphan FDA status

Bloomberg Two AstraZeneca Plc cancer drugs received orphan status for treatment of liver cancer, a designation that may eventually speed progress to approval. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted the special status reserved for rare conditions to Imfinzi, a lung cancer treatment, and tremelimumab, which has been tested in a combination in a variety of cancers, AstraZeneca said ...

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