Day: August 16, 2024
Epic Systems is pushing hospital customers to use new federal network for sharing medical records
The eponymous sign outside Epic headquarters in Verona, Wisconsin. Source: Yiem via Wikipedia CC Epic Systems, the health-care software giant whose technology is used in thousands of hospitals and clinics across the country, said on Friday that it’s planning on moving all of its customers to a new government-backed medical records exchange by the end […]
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UAW president slams Stellantis CEO over job cuts, alleged price gouging
UAW President Shawn Fain chairs the 2023 Special Elections Collective Bargaining Convention in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 27, 2023. Rebecca Cook | Reuters DETROIT – United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain ratcheted up criticism of Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares in a video Friday afternoon, accusing the chief executive of price gouging consumers and failing to […]
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GOP megadonor Miriam Adelson plans to do whatever it takes to help Trump win with $100 million PAC
Billionaire Republican megadonor Miriam Adelson appears to have a blank check policy when it comes to her support of former President Donald Trump, as she aims to help get him back to the White House. Adelson’s political aide Andy Abboud was overheard telling attendees at a campaign event at Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, New […]
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Judge temporarily blocks sports streaming service Venu, ruling in favor of Fubo TV on antitrust concerns
A detail view of a broadcast camera is seen with the NFL crest and ESPN Monday Night Football logo on it during a game between the Chicago Bears and the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field in Chicago on Dec. 20, 2021. Icon Sportswire | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images A U.S. judge temporarily blocked media […]
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U.S. crude oil falls more than 1% as Gaza cease-fire talks, global demand weigh on market
U.S. crude oil futures fell more than 1% on Friday amid reports that Qatar told Iran to not attack Israel while Gaza cease-fire talks are ongoing. Qatar’s prime minister told Iran’s leaders in a phone call after the first day of Gaza cease-fire talks in Doha Thursday that they should de-escalate, warning of the consequences […]
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Frequent media bidder Byron Allen draws ire with late payments to ABC, CBS and NBC
Byron Allen, founder, chairman, and CEO of Entertainment Studios and Allen Media Group, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 2, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Broadcast stations owned by Byron Allen — the media mogul who has expressed public interest in buying various media […]
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Disney’s ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ becomes the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time
Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds star in Marvel’s “Deadpool & Wolverine.” Disney The trio of Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman and Shawn Levy have captured lightning in a bottle with “Deadpool & Wolverine.” As of Thursday, the Disney and Marvel film is the highest-grossing R-rated title of all time, surpassing Warner Bros.’ “Joker.” With $516.8 million […]
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Amazon’s troubled drone delivery program faces latest challenge in Texas: Annoyed residents
An Amazon delivery drone is on display at Amazon’s BOS27 Robotics Innovation Hub in Westborough, Massachusetts, on Nov. 10, 2022. Joseph Prezioso | AFP | Getty Images On a recent weekday morning, John Case heard a familiar buzzing outside his quiet suburban home in College Station, Texas. He recognized it immediately as one of Amazon‘s […]
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Stocks rise as market comeback lifts S&P 500 to best week of 2024: Live updates
Stocks making the biggest moves midday An employee of the vaccine company Bavarian Nordic works in a laboratory of the company in Martinsried near Munich, Germany, May 24, 2022. Lukas Barth | Reuters Here are the stocks on the move midday: Rocket Lab — The space company soared more than 16%, hitting a 52-week high, after packing […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Rocket Lab, Bavarian Nordic, H&R Block and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Rocket Lab — The space company soared more than 16%, hitting a 52-week high, after packing and shipping two Mars-bound spacecraft to Cape Canaveral, Florida, for launch. The two spacecraft were designed, built, integrated and tested by Rocket Lab for the University of California Berkeley’s Space […]
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