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Through “stateless” subsidiaries and shadow companies, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) amassed $252 billion in offshore cash subject to foreign tax rates far lower than the U.S.’s 35 percent, according to BBC News. In 2017 alone, the firm made $44.7 billion outside the U.S. and...

Neither Republicans nor Democrats are eager to cut the National Institutes of Health funding by the president’s suggested $5.8 billion, but with the proposal still on the table, the sum is not yet safe. And as 18 percent of the current $31.7 billion budget hangs in the balance, more Americans...

Congressional Republicans and Democrats joined forces on Thursday to pass the 21st Century Cures Act, a comprehensive piece of healthcare legislation that provides funding for researching some of America’s biggest health concerns. Senate Vote 94–5 The legislation passed a Senate vote 94...

Last Tuesday, Heat Biologics Inc (NASDAQ: HTBX) announced its collaboration with the University of Miami to research a Zika virus vaccine. The research will implement the existing gp96 platform. Essentially, gp96 is a molecule present in all human cells, which interacts with proteins to trigger an...

HC Wainwright has initiated coverage of Proteon Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: PRTO) with a Buy rating and a price target of $18, representing a potential return of 105 percent. Proteon is developing a novel therapy to help prolong vascular access patency for dialysis patients. The company's lead...

In a story first reported by Nikkei and updated recently by Le Monde, Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) and U.S. genome sequencing equipment maker Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) plan to launch a human genome analysis project in October. The project will involve the study and analysis of genetic material...