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FDA approves first-ever glucose monitoring system for weight loss from Signos
Woman with Signos wearable and app Source: Signos The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first-ever glucose monitoring system specifically for weight loss from the startup Signos, establishing a new option for Americans to manage their weight. Current treatment options for losing weight – popular drugs like GLP-1s and surgical interventions – are […]
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SoftBank Group shares plunge over 9% as Asian tech stocks decline
The logo of Japanese company SoftBank Group is seen outside the company’s headquarters in Tokyo on January 22, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Shares of SoftBank Group plunged as much as 9.17% Wednesday, as technology stocks in Asia declined, tracking losses in U.S. peers overnight. The Japanese tech-focused investment firm saw shares drop […]
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Asia markets track Wall Street declines; Japan exports notch steepest drop in over four years
Dukai Photographer | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell Wednesday, tracking Wall Street declines overnight, as investors parsed Japan’s trade data and China’s loan prime rate decision. Japan’s exports dropped 2.6% year over year in July, notching their steepest drop in over four years. The fall was sharper than the 2.1% contraction expected by economists […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Not even fire extinguishers can escape the Trump administration’s tariffs
An aerial view of a cargo ship being loaded with shipping containers at the Port of Baltimore in Baltimore, Maryland, on August 7, 2025. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images Even as tariff-related ruction appears to be settling down for the summer, U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is still reshaping global trade and industry. […]
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S&P 500 futures are little changed as investors await retail earnings, Fed minutes: Live updates
Private equity stocks languish in August President Donald Trump’s move to grant savers greater access to alternative assets in 401(k) plans hasn’t been enough to spare private equity stocks from a rocky August. Blackstone, KKR, Apollo and Ares Management are on pace to snap multi-month winning streaks. All four of the names are down between […]
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Healthy Returns: New study casts doubts on RFK Jr.’s reasons for gutting key vaccine panel
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks as he attends a press conference with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz to discuss health insurance reform, at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 23, 2025. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters A version of […]
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Chinese national living in U.S. gets 8 years in prison for smuggling weapons, tech to North Korea
Photos of a gun and parts of military electronics that were found on Shenghua Wen’s phone, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Courtesy: U.S. Department of Justice A Chinese national living in the U.S. was sentenced to eight years in prison for conspiring to illegally smuggle guns, ammunition and sensitive U.S. technology to North […]
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S&P expects ‘meaningful tariff revenue’ to offset Trump tax bill impact, maintains U.S. credit rating
U.S. President Donald Trump presents a sweeping spending and tax legislation, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” after he signed it, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters S&P Global said it expects “meaningful” federal government revenue from President Donald Trump’s broad tariff policies to […]
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Why UBS just raised its gold forecast again as the precious metal hovers near record high
UBS strategists hiked their forecast for 2026 spot gold prices, seeing a continuation of the tailwainds that have powered a string of record highs in the year to date. The bank kept its end of 2025 target at $3,500 per ounce, up from the current spot rate of around $3,340. For next year, it lifted […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Intel, Palo Alto Networks, Best Buy and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Intel – Shares of the chipmaker jumped around 6% after it was announced that SoftBank will make a roughly $2 billion investment in the company, paying $23 per share for Intel’s common stock. This comes as the U.S. government reportedly has been considering taking a stake […]
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