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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Patent Drop

Ford’s Privacy Patent Connects the Car to the Office

Ford may let you take work-from-anywhere even more seriously.

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Industrials

The World’s Largest Mining Operation Is Finally Ready to Break Ground

The world’s largest mining project is expected to get off the ground this year — and it only took about three decades.

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Energy

Can Wind Power Ride Out the Storm?

For the wind power sector, 2023 was a financial bloodbath. As we hit peak fossil fuel usage, wind power needs the wind back in its sails.

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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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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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