[ad_1] J.M. Smucker ‘s plan to buy Twinkies -maker Hostess Brands is a risky move, if Morgan Stanley’s latest research is correct. The firm revisited its August call that a new class of weight loss medications would hamper growth at some food and beverage companies . This time it backed up its thesis with additional…
[ad_1] Mifepristone, also known as RU-486, is a medication typically used in combination with misoprostol to bring about a medical abortion during pregnancy and manage early miscarriage. Soumyabrata Roy | Nurphoto | Getty Images The drug company Danco Laboratories on Friday asked the Supreme Court to review the case challenging the legality of the abortion…
[ad_1] British American Tobacco has finalized its exit from Russia about 18 months after it pledged to do so in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The multinational cigarette maker said in a statement Thursday it agreed “to sell its Russian and Belarusian businesses in compliance with local and international laws.” Financial terms of the…
[ad_1] Medical staff treat a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient in their isolation room on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, U.S., January 4, 2022. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Covid hospitalizations are increasing substantially across much of the U.S. for the first time this year, just as students are…
[ad_1] Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, right, shakes hands with Judge Thomas Rose of the U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio after taking his oath of office, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, in Cedarville, Ohio. John Minchillo | AP A federal judge on Friday withdrew from a case that could block Medicare from negotiating over drug…
[ad_1] Rosalind “Roz” Brewer Jason Redmond | Afp | Getty Images Walgreens Boots Alliance said Friday that Roz Brewer had stepped down as the company’s chief executive as it leans deeper into its strategy to become a health-care company instead of a drugstore. She also left the company’s board, effective Thursday. The decision was mutual,…
[ad_1] The Amgen logo is displayed outside Amgen headquarters on May 17, 2023 in Thousand Oaks, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission on Friday said it has reached a deal with drug giant Amgen to allow the company’s $27.8 billion purchase of Horizon Therapeutics to move forward. The two companies now…
[ad_1] Hurricane Idalia barreled toward southeastern Georgia after hitting Florida’s Gulf Coast with life-threatening storm surges, leaving two dead and hundreds of thousands without power. Idalia made landfall in the morning as a catastrophic category 3 storm at Keaton Beach on the Big Bend coast, less than 90 miles southeast of the state capital of…
[ad_1] A street gang in Milwaukee allegedly stole millions of dollars in Covid-19 pandemic relief money that was then used to carry out a murder and purchase guns and drugs, among other items, according to a federal indictment. The 43-count indictment charges 30 members of the “Wild 100s,” also known as the “Shark Gang,” with…
[ad_1] Juul Labs signage is seen in the window of a store in San Francisco, June 25, 2019. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Juul Labs said Wednesday it’s planning to cut about 30% of its workforce as it looks to cut costs and boost profits. The layoffs will affect about 250 people,…
