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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Industries

The Hot Trend for Americans Cutting Back on Alcohol, If Only a Little

Functional beverages — drinks producers tout as having health benefits because they have been infused with bioactive compounds.

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Media & Entertainment

Can the Enhanced Games Get the World Hooked on Steroids?

After nearly 3,000 years, the business of the Olympics is ripe for disruption. Could performance enhancing drugs shake up the games?

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Healthcare

Healthcare, Pharma Companies Surge on WHO Mpox Declaration

The World Health Organization has declared mpox to be a public health emergency, and pharmaceutical and healthcare winners have emerged.

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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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Industrials

Is Monetization the Final Frontier for the Commercial Space Industry?

As the ISS is decommissioned, several space station projects are in the works, but a business model may be the final frontier.

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Markets

Novo Nordisk Slips Amid Disappointing Wegovy Sales

Novo Nordisk’s share price fell over 8% on Wednesday after the company reported lower-than-expected sales of Wegovy.

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Energy

The Carbon Credit Market Takes a Knock

The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market issued some new guidelines on what types of carbon credits it can rubber-stamp.

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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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