Month: January 2025
Medicare can now cover Eli Lilly’s Zepbound for sleep apnea, CMS says
An injection pen of Zepbound, Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug, is displayed in New York City on Dec. 11, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Medicare drug plans can now cover Eli Lilly‘s blockbuster obesity drug Zepbound for obstructive sleep apnea, CNBC confirmed on Wednesday. That opens the door for broader access to Zepbound, which is […]
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Fed officials are worried about the inflation impacts from Trump’s policies, minutes show
Federal Reserve officials at their December meeting expressed concern about inflation and the impact that President-elect Donald Trump’s policies could have, indicating that they would be moving more slowly on interest rate cuts because of the uncertainty, minutes released Wednesday showed. Without calling out Trump by name, the meeting summary featured at least four mentions […]
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NHL plans to host two outdoor games in Florida in 2026
Sean Pavone | Istock | Getty Images Outdoor hockey in Florida? The National Hockey League says it is up for the challenge. The NHL announced Wednesday that it will host its first outdoor games in the Sunshine State. The league will feature two matchups next year, one as part of the Winter Classic, followed by […]
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Used vehicle prices expected to continue to stabilize in 2025 after pandemic volatility
Used Honda Pilots are displayed on the sales lot at Honda Marin on February 06, 2024 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Used vehicle prices are expected to continue to stabilize in 2025 after swinging wildly for several years before starting to calm down in 2024. Auto data and logistics firm Cox […]
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Eli Lilly’s lead in the obesity race has grown. Its recent stock performance says otherwise
Eli Lilly investors have received some really good news in recent months with a notable exception of how the stock has performed. Shares of Eli Lilly entered Wednesday’s session off nearly 9% since the Oct. 30 close, the day that the drugmaker’s messy third-quarter earnings report sent the stock down 6%. Zoom out further to […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Edison International, eBay, Getty Images and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. eBay – Shares jumped 9.7% and touched 52-week highs after announcing that Meta is testing using its listings on Facebook Marketplace . Buyers from Facebook will be redirected to eBay to complete transactions. The gain put the stock on track for its best day since late […]
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Quantum stocks like Rigetti plunge after Nvidia’s Huang says the computers are 15 to 30 years away
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during the launch of the supercomputer Gefion at Vilhelm Lauritzen Terminal in Kastrup, Denmark, Oct. 23, 2024. Ritzau Scanpix | Mads Claus Rasmussen | Via Reuters Quantum computing stocks dropped Wednesday after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang declared that useful quantum computers are many years away. “If you said 15 years […]
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EBay shares soar after Meta allows listings on Facebook Marketplace in U.S., Europe
A sign is posted in front of the eBay headquarters in San Jose, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Shares of eBay soared 12% Wednesday as Meta said it will allow some listings to show up on Facebook Marketplace, its popular platform connecting consumers for local item pickups and more. EBay stock reached its highest […]
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Janet Yellen: Covid stimulus may have contributed ‘a little bit’ to inflation
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Wednesday that the stimulus spending signed into law by President Joe Biden to aid the U.S. recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic may have contributed “a little bit” to the country’s subsequent inflation woes. But the widespread rise in prices that marred the Democrat’s administration was mostly “a supply-side phenomenon” caused […]
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Healthy Returns: The FDA approved fewer new drugs in 2024 — but some big ones hit the market
Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, August 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reuters A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Healthy Returns newsletter, which brings the latest health-care news straight to your inbox. Subscribe here to receive future editions. The U.S. Food and […]
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