Industries

Healthcare

UnitedHealth CEO Replaced by Predecessor as Stock Plummets

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UnitedHealth Group has called in its CEO to deal with a Medicare Advantage program that’s crunching margins.

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Electric Vehicles

Ford Is Enticing Tesla Owners With Special F-150 Lightning EV Discount

Ford is offering a $1,500 rebate to Tesla owners who may not want to wait around until 2025 for a pricey Cybertruck.

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Media & Entertainment

Roblox Gets into Video Ads

The gaming industry, like every other sector including banking and rideshare apps, is enmeshing itself even deeper into advertising.

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Healthcare

Moderna Inches Nearer to Successful Cancer Vaccine

The company announced positive results in an early-stage trial of the individualized cancer vaccine it developed with Merck.

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Industries

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Gets Bite at Major Amtrak Contract

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Elon Musk’s Boring Company has held talks with the Federal Railroad Administration about building a multi-billion dollar Amtrak tunnel.

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Industrials

Boeing CEO Scored $33 Million Payout in 2023

David Calhoun enjoyed a 45% jump from 2022, but the aerospace giant has started to tie executive pay to broader safety goals.

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Patent Drop

Ford Adds to EV Charging Patents Despite Demand Drop

Ford wants to charge EVs when renewables are ripe, according to its latest patent.

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Healthcare

Ozempic-like Drug Shows Signs of Mitigating Effects of Parkinson’s Disease

A GLP-1 medication from French drugmaker Sanofi — similar to Ozempic — was found to slow Parkinson’s in a small mid-stage trial.

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Healthcare

Trump Prescribes Deep Discounts for Big Pharma

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The Trump administration promised to drastically cut prescription drugs prices in the US, where the industry makes most of its money.

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International Economics

UK-US Strike Trade Deal Affirming ‘Special Relationship’

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The UK and US announced a “historic” trade deal Thursday that does little to reduce Washington’s overall global trade war.

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