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Wealthy investors support Harris over Trump, new survey says
Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at the Philip Chosky Theatre during a campaign event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on September 25, 2024. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images A majority of millionaire investors said they plan to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in November, even though they give former President […]
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Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drug Ozempic may lower the risk of opioid overdoses, study says
A box of Ozempic made by Novo Nordisk is seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain March 8, 2024. Hollie Adams | Reuters Novo Nordisk‘s blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic may decrease the risk of opioid overdoses in certain patients, demonstrating its potential as an alternative treatment for opioid use disorder, according to a new study […]
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Healthy Returns: Weight loss drug Wegovy could face Medicare price negotiations next
Boxes of Ozempic and Wegovy made by Novo Nordisk are seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain March 8, 2024. Hollie Adams | 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. Good afternoon! Wegovy, […]
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Novo Nordisk CEO to testify at Senate hearing over high weight loss drug prices
Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen, CEO of Novo Nordisk, speaks during an interview in New York on Aug. 10, 2022. Christopher Goodney | Bloomberg | Getty Images Novo Nordisk‘s top executive is slated to face a Senate grilling on Tuesday over the high prices of the company’s weight loss drug Wegovy and diabetes treatment Ozempic, as demand […]
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House Speaker Johnson axes Trump voting restrictions in new government funding bill
U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R) (R-LA) departs a press conference with Republican leadership on Capitol Hill on September 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday announced a new temporary government funding proposal with key amendments from the original […]
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North Carolina GOP governor nominee Mark Robinson denies making racist and sexually graphic posts on porn forum
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson speaks on stage on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson called himself a “black NAZI” and said “slavery is not bad” in years-old comments […]
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Republican House speaker floats deregulation, tax cuts — not tariffs — to pay for Trump proposals
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday said former President Donald Trump could pay for his presidential campaign’s economic proposals by rolling back corporate regulation and expanding tax cuts to stimulate growth. “You have to bring about a pro-growth economy, and you do that with a combination of aggressive use of the tax code and […]
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Harris pledges to ‘earn the vote’ of Black men, as Trump makes gains
Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris addresses members of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 17, 2024. Piroschka Van De Wouw | Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday laid out how her economic proposals could specifically help young Black men, a key Democratic voting bloc […]
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Trump, who signed SALT deduction cap into law, now vows to ‘get SALT back’
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a press conference at Trump National Golf Club, in Rancho Palos Verdes, U.S., September 13, 2024. David Swanson | Reuters Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed that he would “get SALT back” if reelected, apparently suggesting that he would eliminate the cap on state […]
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Healthy Returns: How competitive can Roche be in the weight loss drug market?
Headquarters of Roche, multinational pharmaceutical industry on December 27, 2021 in Madrid, Spain. Cristina Arias | Cover | Getty Images 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. Good afternoon! Roche is one of several drugmakers […]
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