Health
Ohio voters flock to the polls with abortion rights at stake in GOP-backed rules change
A sign asking Ohioans to vote in support of Issue 1 sits above another sign advocating against abortion rights at an event hosted by Created Equal on Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Patrick Orsagos | AP The people of Ohio on Tuesday are voting on a ballot initiative that would make it significantly […]
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Here’s what is behind the stock market’s selloff and what we’re doing about it
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Tuesday’s key moments. Stocks sink Eli Lilly surges Palo Alto slumps 1. Stocks sink U.S. stocks tumbled Tuesday after Moody’s downgraded the credit rating on a slew of small and mid-sized banks, sending […]
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Novavax shares jump after Covid vaccine maker posts surprise quarterly profit
Medical syringes and Novavax logo displayed in the background are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on December 2, 2021. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images Shares of Novavax jumped as much as 20% in premarket trading Tuesday after the Covid vaccine maker reported a surprise second-quarter profit. The results come […]
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Eli Lilly raises full-year guidance as drug pipeline drives second-quarter profit up 85%
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Eli Lilly on Tuesday raised its full-year guidance as second-quarter profit jumped 85% from the same period a year ago on strong sales from the pharmaceutical giant’s drug pipeline. The company now expects full-year revenue of between $33.4 billion to $33.9 billion, up from a previous forecast of […]
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Red Cross ends blood-donation restrictions that singled out gay and bisexual men
A worker with Vitalant places a needle on the arm of a blood donor as he prepares to donate blood during the Hoboken community Vitalant blood drive held at Hoboken Rec Center on June 25, 2021 in Hoboken, New Jersey. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images The American Red Cross is now allowing gay and […]
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Sage Therapeutics stock plunges more than 50% after FDA denies wider use of postpartum depression drug
In this photo illustration, the Sage Therapeutics logo of a biopharmaceutical company seen on a smartphone and on a pc screen. Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of Sage Therapeutics fell more than 50% on Monday after the Food and Drug Administration approved the biotech company’s oral drug zuranolone for […]
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I had a doctor’s visit powered by A.I. — here’s what it was like
Chance are that during your doctor’s appointments these days, your physician is laser-focused on typing notes into a computer while talking with you. They do that to get the clinical information into the electronic health record. But what if artificial intelligence took the notes for them? Doctors and medical professionals who’ve adopted the technology are […]
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How hospitals are using A.I. to fight doctor burnout
When Dr. Tra’chella Johnson Foy greets her patients, she sits across from them facing away from the computer in the exam room. Then, she pulls out her phone, and asks for permission to record the appointment. “It listens in on our visit so I can pay more attention to you,” explains Foy, a family physician […]
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Here are the 5 price-target changes and 4 trades we made during this busy earnings week
In a jam-packed week of earnings, the Club executed multiple trades and elevated price targets for some of our biggest stocks. Many of these moves stemmed from what we saw in quarterly numbers and heard on conference calls. Here’s a day-by-day look at the portfolio action. Monday The week began with our decision to exit […]
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Troubled health name bounces after strong quarter and guidance. Here’s our view on the stock
Troubled Club holding Bausch Health Companies (BHC) reported better-than-expected quarterly results before the bell Thursday. However, it’s not nearly enough to get this stock out of the penalty box. Sales in the second quarter rose 10% to $2.17 billion, exceeding expectations of $2.04 billion, according to estimates compiled by Refinitiv. (On an organic basis — […]
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