British house prices expected to fall this year, despite ‘Burnham bounce’, Rightmove reports
Asking prices for newly listed homes in UK’s richest borough fall by £100k in one month
AstraZeneca has halted a late stage lung cancer treatment trial.
The pharmaceuticals giant found that tests of experimental drug volrustomig plus chemotherapy in patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer were not meeting its goals of improved survival rates.
“We initiated the eVOLVE-Lung02 trial aiming to improve the outcomes for patients whose lung cancers have lower PD-L1 expression and a less durable response to current immunotherapy regimens.
While we are disappointed, we will learn from this trial and are determined to continue pioneering new medicines from our industry-leading pipeline in our quest to improve outcomes for patients with lung cancer.”
The VIX volatility index falling to its lowest level since December and a 12th consecutive week of equity fund inflows suggest investors are becoming increasingly complacent, even as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and oil prices continue to rise.
The latest retail sales and consumer sentiment figures provide another warning that the US consumer…
