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Healthcare

Wegovy-Maker Novo Teams with Online Pharmacies as Lilly Rivalry Heats Up

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Novo Nordisk, maker of weight-loss drug Wegovy, struck a deal with online telehealth storefronts that sold cheap knockoffs during shortages.

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Media & Entertainment

AMC Swung to a Profit, Still Needs More Cash

AMC, the world’s largest movie theater chain, said Thursday that it filed to offer up to $350 million of stock.

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Industrials

American Airlines Is Trying to Poach All the Industry’s Pilots

To combat a crippling pilot shortage, PSA Airlines is dangling bonus packages worth $250,000 to lure pilots.

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Healthcare

Amazon Offers Prime Members a Discount For its Posh Healthcare Service

Amazon said Wednesday it plans to offer Prime subscribers low-cost annual memberships to its boutique One Medical primary care business.

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Consumer

Starbucks Slings High-Speed Drinks in Caffeinated Comeback Plan

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Reducing beverage-wait times is part of Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol’s turnaround plan, which includes tech updates focused on efficiency.

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Consumer

Nestlé Pours $100 Million into Food Delivery Startup Wonder Group

Nestlé is investing $100 million into Wonder Group, Marc Lore’s food-truck-turned-regular food delivery startup.

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Media & Entertainment

Money Talks: The NCAA’s NIL Era is Already Evolving

This is the third school year of the NCAA’s NIL era, granting student-athletes the right to benefit from their Name, Image, and Likeness.

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Media & Entertainment

Music Copyright Revenue Is Reaching a High Note

Annual global revenue generated by music copyrights has grown to $41.5 billion, the Financial Times reported.

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International Economics

Retailers Prep for Supply Chain Breakdown

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To prepare for a slowdown of global trade, US retailers spent months building a massive inventory to prevent empty shelves.

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Healthcare

Moderna Takes $1.3 Billion Hit From Sluggish Covid Vaccine Uptake

Moderna posted a quarterly loss of $3.63 billion, half of which was accounted for by unused Covid-19 shots past their expiration date.

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Consumer

Starbucks, Coffee Drinkers Don’t Have Time for a Struggling Economy

Shares of Starbucks jumped more than 9% Thursday after the company posted better-than-expected Q4 earnings.

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Industrials

Sugar Shortages Loom as Supply Gets Sticky

Logistical holdups at ports in Brazil combined with poor sugar crops in other major sugar-producing nations is stretching supply of the crop.

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International Economics

Canada Chooses Prime Minister Set on “Dramatically” Loosening US Trade Ties

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Canada’s Liberal Party won a majority promising to distance the country from the US, a major importer of Canadian crude.

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