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Tesla's stock wipeout has hit Elon Musk's net worth by more than $150 billion this year

Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, lost billions of dollars in the first two months of the year, but he’s still holding onto his title.Read...

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Wegovy's price cut, Amgen's Ozempic competitor, and Big Pharma's tax cut: Pharma news roundup

Novo Nordisk just cut the price of its weight-loss drug, Wegovy, by more than half for patients who pay without insurance. Amgen (AMGN) announced this...

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Big Pharma wants to bring back a tax break that could save it $15 billion

Big Pharma is pushing to bring back a tax break that could have saved them at least $15.4 billion in 2023 alone, according to a new analysis by...

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The price to listen to Alex Cooper and Howard Stern on SiriusXM might change — thanks to tariffs

President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on automakers could ripple beyond the automotive industry, with SiriusXM (SIRI) now expressing concern...

06.03.2025 2

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Even weight loss drugs aren't safe from tariffs

Novo Nordisk (NVO), the maker of the popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, expects at least some short-term impacts from...

06.03.2025 2

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Amgen just got one step closer to bringing its Ozempic competitor to market

Amgen (AMGN) is getting closer to challenging the weight-loss drug duopoly of Novo Nordisk (NVO), the maker of Ozempic and Wegovy, and Eli Lilly...

05.03.2025 4

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The price of Wegovy was just cut by more than half — if you pay cash

Following in the steps of its rival Eli Lilly (LLY), Novo Nordisk (NVO), the maker of the blockbuster drug Ozempic, is cutting the price of its weight...

05.03.2025 7

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A 'Divergent' producer wants to use AI to make 30 new projects in the next 4 years

Pouya Shahbazian, a producer of the Divergent film franchise, has launched Staircase Studios AI, a film, television, and video game production company...

04.03.2025 2

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Over half of adults are predicted to be overweight by 2050. Here's why weight-loss drugs aren't a cure

Over half of all adults — and a third of children and young adults — around the world are expected to be overweight or obese by 2050, according to...

04.03.2025 6

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This company edited mice genes to make them more like woolly mammoths

Colossal Biosciences, the world’s first company dedicated to bringing back animals from extinction, just got one step closer to its ambitious...

04.03.2025 4

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Disney's 10 biggest box office hits of the last 10 years

The House of Mouse had a stellar 2024. Its streaming business finally turned a profit, and its movie studios dominated the box office with the...

04.03.2025 5

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5 major events that crashed streaming apps — including the Oscars

When Netflix (NFLX) debuted its video streaming service in 2007, its main selling point was that viewers could pick and watch what they wanted on...

03.03.2025 5

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Pfizer CEO says he's prepared to shift manufacturing to the U.S. amid tariff threats

Pfizer (PFE) CEO Albert Bourla said on Monday that the drugmaker could move some of its overseas manufacturing to its U.S. plants if necessary, as the...

03.03.2025 5

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Eli Lilly comes for knockoff weight loss drugs in new ad campaign

Eli Lilly (LLY), the maker of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Zepbound, launched a new advertising campaign on Friday warning patients about...

28.02.2025 2

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Pfizer quietly made some big DEI changes

Pfizer (PFE) made some major changes to its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) webpage on Thursday, joining other major American corporations that...

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Eli Lilly's big investment, cheaper Zepbound, and Hims & Hers' options: Pharma news roundup

Eli Lilly announced plans to invest $27 billion in four new manufacturing sites in the United States. The pharma giant also made a wider range of...

28.02.2025 7

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Meta just fired about 20 employees for leaks

Meta (META), the parent company of Facebook, has fired about 20 employees for leaking confidential information — and more terminations are...

28.02.2025 3

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Eli Lilly wants to make drugs in America. First it wants a tax cut

Eli Lilly (LLY), the maker of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Zepbound, announced Wednesday that it plans to invest $27 billion in four new...

27.02.2025 2

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Egg prices aren't done soaring. Here's what to know

After hitting a record high this year, egg prices are set to rise even further.Read more...

26.02.2025 2

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Trump will shell out $1 billion to fight America's egg crisis

After egg prices hit a record high last month, the Trump administration is finally rolling out its plan to “make eggs affordable again.”Read more...

26.02.2025 3

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The 8 highest-grossing animated movies ever made

Half of 2024’s top 10 highest-grossing films were animated movies — Inside Out 2 (DIS), Moana 2, Despicable Me 4 (CMCSA), Mufasa: The Lion King,...

26.02.2025 3

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Off-brand weight-loss drug makers are suing the FDA, again

A group that represents pharmacies that have been producing off-brand versions of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs just filed another lawsuit against the U.S....

26.02.2025 4

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Hims & Hers can't sell off-brand Ozempic forever. But it can still sell these weight loss drugs

Hims & Hers (HIMS) made a killing last year selling an off-brand version of Ozempic, but with the drug’s shortage now over, the company will soon...

26.02.2025 6

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A recall of supplemental shakes over listeria fears is linked to 12 deaths

A twelfth person has died in connection to a multi-state listeria outbreak linked to frozen supplemental shakes served primarily in long-term care...

25.02.2025 2

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Hims & Hers will stop selling some weight loss drugs — and the stock plummets 27%

Hims & Hers (HIMS) stock took a steep dive, dropping more than 27%Tuesday morning — even after the millennial-focused telehealth company reported...

25.02.2025 4

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Eli Lilly is making even more doses of Zepbound cheaper

Eli Lilly (LLY) is making more doses of its blockbuster weight-loss drug Zepbound available in vials and at lower prices.Read more...

25.02.2025 10

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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes' fraud conviction is upheld by an appeals court

A three-judge panel in San Francisco denied the conviction appeal of Elizabeth Holmes on Monday, the founder of the blood-testing company...

25.02.2025 20

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Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery could overtake Netflix. Here’s how

Disney (DIS) and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) (WBD) teamed up last year with a new bundle that combines their streaming platforms under one monthly...

24.02.2025 5

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Target is facing another big DEI lawsuit

Target (TGT) was hit with another lawsuit on Thursday, this time by the state of Florida, which accused the retail giant of hiding the risks tied to...

22.02.2025 4

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The Ozempic shortage is over

The shortage of Novo Nordisk’s (NVO) blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss drugs is officially over, according to the U.S. Food and Drug...

21.02.2025 9

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UnitedHealth is being investigated for its Medicare billing practices — and the stock falls 9%

UnitedHealth Group (UNH) is under fire over its Medicare billing practices.Read more...

21.02.2025 3

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Gilead's new HIV med, a bird flu shot for chickens, and Hims does blood tests: Pharma news roundup

Gilead (GILD) said on Tuesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted its application for a twice-yearly injectable drug...

21.02.2025 9

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Eli Lilly wants to use its weight loss drug windfall to fight Alzheimer's and hearing loss

The weight-loss drug boom has transformed Eli Lilly (LLY), the maker of Zepbound, into the largest healthcare company in the world. Now, the pharma...

20.02.2025 4

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Amazon owns James Bond now

The e-commerce giant Amazon (AMZN) now owns and has creative control over the James Bond movie franchise.Read more...

20.02.2025 4

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Big Pharma and drug middlemen donated record money to get Trump on their side

In the months after the 2024 election and before President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, healthcare executives paid million of dollars to get ...

19.02.2025 4

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Hims & Hers is getting into the at-home blood testing business

After having massive success with off-brand weight-loss drugs, the millennial-focused telehealth company Hims & Hers (HIMS) is now expanding its...

19.02.2025 5

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A new HIV prevention drug could get FDA approval this year

Preventing HIV infections could soon be as simple as two shots a year.Read more...

18.02.2025 10

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A bird flu vaccine for chickens is on its way

In a bid to contain a bird flu outbreak that has sent egg prices soaring, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week granted a conditional...

18.02.2025 10

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The 10 most popular Netflix originals ever made

Almost 20 years after Netflix (NFLX) debuted its video streaming platform in 2007, the company has been able to maintain — as one Wall Street...

15.02.2025 10

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Uber wants Tesla's robotaxis on its app, because 'no one wants to compete' against Elon Musk

Uber (UBER) CEO Dara Khosrowshahi would rather work with Tesla (TSLA) than be its rival.Read more...

14.02.2025 5

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Novo Nordisk is facing its worst week this year — after that Hims & Hers Super Bowl ad

Novo Nordisk (NVO) stock took a hit this week, after a Super Bowl ad highlighted a growing challenge to the company’s dominance over the weight-loss...

14.02.2025 4

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Ozempic, Eliquis, Keytruda: The 8 top-selling drugs of 2024

Collectively, the top eight blockbuster drugs of 2024 generated over $116 billion in sales last year. Looking closer at these figures provides insight...

14.02.2025 4

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Trump's 'reciprocal' tariffs could shake up global trading

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum that directs his advisers to draft new “fair and reciprocal” trade tariffs on all major...

14.02.2025 4

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Nestle's CEO defended packaged food just before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as US health secretary

Nestle CEO Laurent Freixe made the case for packaged foods just hours before Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a known critic of processed food, was confirmed as...

14.02.2025 10

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JPMorgan and other big banks are flying billions of dollars worth of gold on planes. Here's why

U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs are already having unintended and somewhat strange economic repercussions. For example, they have led to big...

13.02.2025 3

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Disney is pulling back on trigger warnings for old movies

Disney (DIS) is overhauling how it warns users on its streaming platform of older films that contain racial stereotypes. Read more...

13.02.2025 8

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10 countries with the longest life expectancies in the world

Global life expectancy rebounded in 2022 after a two-year decline, though it has yet to recover to its 2019 peak, according to the latest data from...

13.02.2025 10

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Apple just launched a major health study. Here is how you can join

Apple (AAPL) just launched a new major health study looking at how technology can help improve users’ physical and mental health, as well as overall...

13.02.2025 10

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Ozempic helps people drink less alcohol, study says

A new study is adding to the growing body of evidence that Ozempic (NVO) and other GLP-1 medications could help people cut back on drinking...

12.02.2025 3

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