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Biden, Senator Bernie Sanders push companies to cut cost of asthma inhalers, prescription drugs

WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden hosted a White House event with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Wednesday to tout their fight against high prescription drug prices and push companies to cut the cost of inhalers for asthma sufferers.

UK's FTSE 100 pressured by stronger pound; miners climb

FTSE 100 flat, FTSE 250 up 0.2%

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CORRECT: AstraZeneca, Daiichi make US progress with licence approvals

(Correcting the description of extravascular haemolysis' effects on patients with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria)

London close: Stocks turn red on return from Easter break

(Sharecast News) - UK stocks experienced a downturn by the end of trading on Tuesday, as investors resumed activity following the extended weekend, with initial gains reversed by the close ahead of a week marked by a number of key economic data releases.

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 buoyed by UK manufacturing growth

(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 in London was up at midday on Tuesday, reacting to the UK manufacturing sector returning growth and further PMI data across the globe.

AstraZeneca and Daiichi make US progress with latest licence approvals

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Tuesday noted significant progress for two of its clinical-stage treatments in the US.

LONDON BROKER RATINGS: Bernstein starts AstraZeneca at 'outperform'

(Alliance News) - The following London-listed shares received analyst recommendations Tuesday morning:

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 up as oil majors and gold miners shine

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened higher on Tuesday, in confident trade following the long Easter weekend, ahead of a UK manufacturing sector reading later in the morning.

LONDON BRIEFING: HSBC in special payout on Canada sale; Astra FDA win

(Alliance News) - London's FTSE 100 traded higher on Tuesday following the long weekend, as investors react to US data, and look ahead to manufacturing sector readings from Europe later.

US FDA gives green light for use of AstraZeneca's Voydeva

(Sharecast News) - America's drug regulator gave the green light to AstraZeneca's for the add-on use of Voydeya in the treatment of extravascular haemolysis (EVH) in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH).

LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 underperforms ahead of US PCE data

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were lower at midday on Wednesday, but trade was more confident in mainland Europe, with focus turning to the release of the US Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge on Friday.

C4X Discovery seeks AIM delisting but half-year revenue skyrockets

(Alliance News) - C4X Discovery Holdings PLC shares plunged on Wednesday after it said it plans to delist from AIM in London, due to "the recent downturn in the financial markets" hampering its valuation.

AstraZeneca treatments become "first and only" to be approved in Japan

(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC announced on Wednesday the approval of two of its treatments for use in Japan.

LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 slips as unease lingers before US data

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London edged lower after the open on Wednesday, with some nervy trade ahead of a US inflation reading later in the week.