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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

Disney, Warner Bros. Keep White-Knuckling the Linear TV Churn

It’s still a tumultuous time to be a major media conglomerate, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery’s earnings reports’ show.

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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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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

Chinese Consumers Are Pulling Back on Big Western Brands

From cosmetics to apparel to tech, Western brands are seeing revenues dip in China as consumers navigate a struggling post-pandemic economy.

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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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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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Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft’s AI News Poll Ticks Off UK Newspaper

The Guardian submitted a complaint to Microsoft on Tuesday after a grotesquely inappropriate AI-generated poll next to a Guardian article.

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Energy

Biden’s Ambitions for Offshore Wind Are High, Maybe Not Realistic

On Tuesday, the Biden administration approved the construction of a massive wind farm off the coast of Virginia.

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Industrials

European Aluminum Giant Is Fretting a Chinese EV Influx

While the price of aluminum has climbed off the mat in recent months, it’s still well below the heady days of early 2022.

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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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