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

Coming Soon to an Internet Near You: Half-Price, Direct-to-Consumer Wegovy

Novo Nordisk will sell its blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy for under half its normal price via a new direct-to-consumer online pharmacy.

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Autos

Can the Automotive Industry Survive the Trade War?

Here’s the bad news: Auto manufacturing is a notoriously thin-margin industry, and tariffs could tear right through those margins.

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Consumer

Prada Defies Luxury’s Slump

Prada reported retail sales across its brands rose 18% last year as the company reportedly gears up to buy Versace from Capri Holdings.

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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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Consumer

Bubble Tea Chain Mixue Leads Hong Kong IPO Revival

The biggest restaurant chain in the world just completed a splashy IPO — and you’ve likely never heard of it.

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Healthcare

Eli Lilly Wants to Bring Pharmaceutical Production Back to the US

Eli Lilly last week announced a $27 billion investment in four different domestic manufacturing plants to boost weight-loss drug production.

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Media & Entertainment

Hollywood Outgrew Los Angeles. Now It’s Outgrowing America.

As US-based streaming platforms chase audiences around the world, they’re increasingly committing to international productions.

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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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