Industries

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

Google-Backed AI Drug-Developer Isomorphic Labs Secures $600 Million

Though Isomorphic is burning through millions in R&D costs now, investors have high hopes for the potential of AI drug development.

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Media & Entertainment

Fox News Crushing Cable Rivals in Trump 2.0 Era

The network has averaged 3 million viewers during its primetime programming this year, up roughly 50% from a year ago.

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Autos

General Motors Bears Brunt of New Auto Tariffs

At home in the US, one of Detroit’s Big Three stood out as vulnerable to a potential trade war: General Motors.

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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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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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