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Moderna asks FDA to authorize Covid vaccine for kids under 6 years old
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Moderna asks FDA to authorize Covid vaccine for kids under 6 years old

Moderna on Thursday asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize its Covid vaccine for children ages 6 months to 5 years old. The vaccine was about 51% effective against infection from the omicron variant in children under 2 years old and about 37% effective among 2- to 5-year-old kids, according to a company press […]

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Merck sold .2 billion of its Covid oral antiviral treatment, driving first-quarter revenue growth
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Merck sold $3.2 billion of its Covid oral antiviral treatment, driving first-quarter revenue growth

Medicine pill is seen with Merck logo and words ‘Molnupiravir’ and ‘COVID-19’ displayed on a screen in the background in this illustration photo taken in Poland on November 5, 2021. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images Merck sold $3.2 billion of its oral antiviral treatment for Covid in the first quarter, fueling the company’s […]

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McDonald’s is about to report earnings. Here’s what to expect
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McDonald’s is about to report earnings. Here’s what to expect

McDonalds and other local stores remain shuttered due to COVID-19 at Times Square on April 13, 2020 in New York, NY. Eduardo Munoz | Getty Images McDonald’s is expected to report its first-quarter earnings before the bell on Thursday. Here’s what Wall Street analysts surveyed by Refinitiv are expecting: Earnings per share: $2.17 expected Revenue: […]

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Ford cuts 580 U.S. salaried and contract employees as it restructures to focus on EVs
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Ford cuts 580 U.S. salaried and contract employees as it restructures to focus on EVs

Ford CEO Jim Farley at the company’s Dearborn, Michigan, plant where it’s building the electric F-150 Lightning on April 26, 2022. CNBC | Michael Wayland DETROIT – Ford Motor is cutting 580 U.S. salaried employees and agency workers as part of its ongoing Ford+ turnaround plan, the company confirmed Wednesday night. The cuts include approximately […]

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Australia opens facility that will ‘blast’ human waste and convert it into fertilizer
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Australia opens facility that will ‘blast’ human waste and convert it into fertilizer

A sewage treatment plant. The idea of reusing organic matter or waste in industrial processes and other initiatives is not a new one, and the last few years have seen a number of interesting projects take shape. Thomas Imo | Photothek | Getty Images An Australian plant that converts human waste into fertilizer and energy […]

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Ford CEO Jim Farley says pricing has offset rising commodity costs, sees improvement in second quarter
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Ford CEO Jim Farley says pricing has offset rising commodity costs, sees improvement in second quarter

Commodity prices continued to be a headwind for Ford Motor, CEO Jim Farley told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday, but the company has managed to offset them through its pricing strategy. “The commodity pressure, the premium freight we’re seeing, I mean it’s really real. … The good thing is, our pricing has offset all of […]

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Cramer’s lightning round: There are ‘too many shorts’ in Academy Sports
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Cramer’s lightning round: There are ‘too many shorts’ in Academy Sports

“Mad Money” host Jim Cramer rings the lightning round bell, which means he’s giving his answers to callers’ stock questions at rapid speed. Source

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Jim Cramer debuts new stock grading system, evaluates 6 major companies after earnings
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Jim Cramer debuts new stock grading system, evaluates 6 major companies after earnings

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday offered his thoughts on whether companies that recently reported their quarterly earnings are investable, leaning on his newly introduced grading system. “The chief reason this market has become so difficult is that we finally have not-so-hot earnings, yet Wall Street’s not adopting its usual posture of buying stocks that issue […]

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Qualcomm revenue pops 41% driven by Android phone chip sales
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Qualcomm revenue pops 41% driven by Android phone chip sales

Qualcomm reported second-quarter earnings Wednesday, beating Wall Street expectations for sales and earnings, and driving the stock up over 4% in extended trading. Here’s how Qualcomm did versus Refinitiv consensus expectations: EPS: $3.21, adjusted, versus $2.91 expected, up 69% year-over-year Revenue: $11.16 billion, adjusted, versus $10.60 billion expected, up 41% year-over-year QCT (chip sales): $9.55 […]

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Ford sees first-quarter profit dragged lower by Rivian stake, but maintains 2022 earnings guidance
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Ford sees first-quarter profit dragged lower by Rivian stake, but maintains 2022 earnings guidance

Ford F-150 Lightning trucks manufactured at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn Michigan. Courtesy: Ford Motor Co. DETROIT – Ford Motor posted first-quarter results Wednesday that were in line with Wall Street’s expectations, though its earnings were dragged down by a stake in electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive and lower profits on reduced production. […]

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