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Healthcare

Eli Lilly Sales Surge 56% as Booming GLP-1 Demand Eclipses Lower Prices

The results were driven by a 65% jump in volume amid a booming demand for weight-loss drugs like Lilly’s Mounjaro and Zepbound.

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Technology

Polymarket Polices Insider Trading as Lucrative Military Bets Raise Suspicions

Polymarket users have a 52% rate of winning long-shot wagers on military actions, a nonprofit research group recently found.

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Finance

Berkshire’s Annual Meeting Shines Spotlight on Buffett Successor Greg Abel

Class B shares of the company have lagged the S&P 500 by 37 percentage points in the past 12 months, the worst such stretch since 2000.

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Retirement Upside

Here’s How Good Tax Advice Can Wreck Business Owner’s Social Security Checks

Sometimes what makes sense on a year-by-year basis can come back to harm small-business owners in the long-run.

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Private Equity

Blackstone Sets Up New Division to Capitalize on AI Boom

The firm is investing in the plumbing that makes AI innovations possible, such as data centers and energy and digital infrastructure.

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Inside Cetera’s New $19B Employee-Advisor RIA

The new advisory practice, dubbed Cetera Planning Partners, combines Avantax Planning Partners and the Retirement Planning Group to expand services.

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