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Healthcare

Pfizer’s Drug Price Deal with White House Gives Big Pharma a Booster Shot

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A 2024 RAND study found that US drug prices are 278% higher than in 33 other developed countries in the OECD.

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Media & Entertainment

EA’s $55 Billion Buyout Sets New ‘Going Private’ High Score

The gaming industry boomed during the pandemic, but its rapid growth didn’t continue once consumers could go outside and touch grass.

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Healthcare

Genmab Strikes $8 Billion Deal for Cancer Treatment Maker Merus

BMO analysts said in a note Monday they were “encouraged” that Genmab’s acquisition “could start to spur broader M&A in the sector.”

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Energy

Is Nuclear Startup Oklo Losing (Market) Power?

One of the year’s hottest stocks, Oklo, shed a fifth of its value amid an insider selloff, prompting Goldman Sachs to caution investors.

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Media & Entertainment

Disney’s Kimmel Problem is Far From Over

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Lame duck Disney CEO Bob Iger will likely have his hands full with pressure from regulators and investors in his remaining days on the job.

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Energy

What’s the Meme-ing of Plug Power’s Winning Streak?

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Shares of Plug Power, a hydrogen tech provider, have exploded in the past week, climbing roughly 50% through the past five trading sessions.

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Electric Vehicles

Tesla Grapples With Threats on All Fronts

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And yet, last week, Tesla scored a couple key brownie points from Wall Street analysts. So why the optimism?

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Media & Entertainment

What’s Next for the Murdoch Empire?

Lachlan Murdoch’s moves so far are clearly those of someone who came of age during an era of rapidly advancing digitization.

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Healthcare

Eli Lilly Upstages Novo Nordisk in Obesity Pill Face-Off

Both companies have been desperate to innovate beyond their current injectable GLP-1 weight-loss drugs for a while now.

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Industrials

Caught Between Painful Present and Optimistic Outlook: Copper’s Tariff Price Odyssey

Demand for copper, already one of the most commonly used metals in the world, has surged amid the AI computing boom.

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