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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Healthcare

Merck Takes on Brain Cancer With Acquisition of Yale Spinoff Modifi

Modifi Biosciences announced that it has been acquired by global pharmaceutical giant Merck, with a $30 million down payment.

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Industries

Will Frontier and Spirit Airlines Finally Seal the Merger Deal?

Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines have renewed their yearslong on-again, off-again merger flirtation. Perhaps this time’s the charm.

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Healthcare

Walmart and Amazon Bet on Medication Delivery

Walmart announced on Tuesday that it’s introducing a new same-day delivery service for prescription medication.

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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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Media & Entertainment

Women’s Sports Evolves from Moment to Movement

Women’s sports have been seen as secondary to men’s. While there’s still a lot of catching up to do, the gender gap is shrinking.

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Healthcare

Study Suggests Weight-Loss Drugs Like Ozempic May Help Alcoholism, Opioid Addiction

A new study suggests increasingly popular GLP-1 drugs could help cut opioid and alcohol abuse nearly in half.

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Patent Drop

Walmart AI Analytics Patent Highlights Retailer’s Tech Overhaul

. It may aim to level the playing field with one competitor in particular: Amazon.

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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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