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FDA advisory committee to discuss future of Covid boosters
A nurses fills up syringes for patients as they receive their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster vaccination during a Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination clinic in Southfield, Michigan, September 29, 2021. Emily Elconin | Reuters A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee will meet next month to discuss the future of Covid-19 booster shots in the U.S., and whether […]
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Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis raise over $34 million for Ukraine aid
Actors Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis attend the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Oakland Athletics at Dodger Stadium on April 11, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. Jayne Kamin-oncea | Getty Images Actors Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have raised more than $34 million in donations for humanitarian aid to Ukraine and temporary […]
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Investors see growth opportunity in Femtech devoted to women’s health
To Dr. Connie Lehman, a breast cancer scan is like a fingerprint that provides clues for developing personalized medical care. “There is so much information in every digital image of a woman’s breast tissue, and the deep learning technology can extract that and predict the future and in ways we haven’t been able to […]
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Kohl’s confirms it has received multiple preliminary buyout offers
The Kohl’s logo is displayed on the exterior of a Kohl’s store on January 24, 2022 in San Rafael, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Kohl’s on Monday confirmed it has received multiple preliminary offers from parties interested in acquiring the department store chain. Kohl’s said in a press release the proposals are nonbinding and […]
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Coal’s a ‘stupid investment’ and we’re ‘sleepwalking to climate catastrophe,’ says UN chief Guterres
UN Secretary General António Guterres photographed at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland on Nov. 11, 2021. Jeff J Mitchell | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.N. Secretary General issued a stark warning Monday, saying the planet had emerged from last year’s COP26 summit in Glasgow with “a certain naïve optimism” and […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Wall Street looks steady after best week since November 2020 Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 18, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures were little changed Monday after strong gains last week that saw the […]
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U.S. private equity giant pays $10.7 billion for SAP rival started in an English barn
Frank Calderoni, CEO of Anaplan. Adam Jeffery | CNBC U.S. private equity giant Thoma Bravo has bought British enterprise software firm Anaplan for $10.7 billion. The deal, announced Monday, will see Thoma Bravo pay $66 per share in an all-cash transaction. Anaplan was founded in 2006 in a barn in Yorkshire, England, by Guy Haddleton, […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Boeing, Anaplan, Nielsen Holdings and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Boeing (BA) – A Boeing 737-800 jet operated by China Eastern Airlines crashed in the mountains of southern China with 132 people aboard, with no immediate word on casualties. Boeing shares sank 5.8% in the premarket. Anaplan (PLAN) – Anaplan agreed to be bought out by […]
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Wall Street is on watch for Nike comments on China, Russia and supply chain woes
Shoes line the shelves at the Nike store on December 21, 2021 in Miami Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Nike’s post-earnings comments Monday could be a harbinger of how the retail industry is being affected by the war in Ukraine, sky-high oil prices and inflationary pressures that threaten to curtail consumer spending. The […]
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Big food automation is making its way to Main Street’s menu
The Tally 3.0 autonomous mobile robot scans inventory in a grocery store. Simbe Robotics Automation and robotics are typically associated with multi-million budgets at multi-billion dollar companies. But as the cost of technology has come down, it’s become more affordable to smaller companies — even small businesses. Outside of Atlanta in Jonesboro, Georgia, THAT […]
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