Press Digest: Wall Street Journal - July 8
PRESS DIGEST -Wall Street Journal - July 8 July 8 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
- Sino Biopharmaceutical 1177.HK has struck a licensing deal with AstraZeneca AZN.L for a chronic respiratory disease treatment and obtained commercialization rights for two GSK GSK.L treatments in China.
- Momenta 6880.HK, backed by General Motors GM.N, raised $751 million in its Hong Kong IPO, valuing the autonomous driving company at around $9 billion.
- A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a Mexican immigrant who was trying to evade arrest in Texas.
- Tate Bennett, the chief of staff for U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, spoke last week with grocers including Walmart WMT.O, Kroger KR.N and Albertsons ACI.N, to ask about plans for beef prices heading into the July 4 holiday weekend.
(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)
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