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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Shake Shack, C.H. Robinson, Mobileye Global and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

However, it topped second-quarter revenue estimates and posted a narrower-than-expected loss for the quarter. Teladoc — The telehealth stock moved more than 4% lower after the company posted weaker-than-expected second-quarter revenue. Air Products and Chemicals — The industrial gases company's stock surged more than 10% after beating Wall Street's earnings expectations. MGM Resorts — The stock declined nearly 14% despite the casino operator surpassing second-quarter earnings expectations. Crocs — The stock shares fell about 2% even though the company surpassed second-quarter earnings and revenue expectations.

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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Hershey, Meta Platforms, Arm Holdings, Shake Shack and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Hershey — Shares were down 7% in the premarket after the chocolate maker posted second-quarter results that missed analyst expectations. Amazon — Stock in the e-commerce giant were roughly 2% higher ahead of second-quarter results after the closing bell on Thursday. Shake Shack — Shares were up nearly 9% in the premarket after the burger restaurant chain posted its second-quarter results. Shake Shack also raised the lower end of its full-year revenue guidance. MGM Resorts — The casino operator declined 3% despite posting second-quarter results that beat expectations.

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☆ Moderna stock tumbles 21% as earnings show people aren't getting as many COVID shots
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Kelly Cloonan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Moderna lowered its annual sales forecast as sales of its COVID-19 vaccine dropped by 37%. The company's vaccine sales struggled especially in Europe, where Pfizer has a deal until 2026. AdvertisementPeople are getting fewer COVID-19 shots, and it's hitting former vaccine heavyweight Moderna, new earnings show. The company's second quarter revenue dropped to $241 million, compared to $344 million a year ago, as sales of its COVID-19 vaccine dropped 37% year-over-year. Moderna also lowered its sales forecast for the year to between $3 billion and $3.5 billion, down from its previous forecast of around $4 billion.

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☆ Political Violence and Division Aren’t Worse Than Ever - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Zeynep Tufekci | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Don’t Tell My Friends, But… is a seriesin which we asked Times columnistswhateveryone else is wrong about. And research showing big partisan divides over a wide range of issues, with political violence on the rise. However, there have been many periods in U.S. history when things were worse — and we could end up there again. To see how bad it could get, there’s no need to go all the way back to the Civil War. Studying the history of violent political division is the opposite of resignation or nihilism: It’s a hopeful call to action!

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Analyst Alex Henderson reiterated his buy rating for the cybersecurity firm but lowered his price target to $375 from $425. JPMorgan analyst Kenneth Worthington attributed a higher assumption for total crypto market cap as one reason for his price target raise. "We see the cryptoecosystem in the midst of a material participation rally, benefitting Coinbase revenue generation near term," the analyst wrote. Analyst Eric Joseph's December 2025 price target of $8 implies a 51% decline ahead for the stock. He also maintained his $725 price target, which implies upside of 15.6% from Monday's close.

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☆ Merck beats earnings expectations, raises sales outlook on strong demand for top drugs like Keytruda
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Merck on Tuesday reported second-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that topped Wall Street's expectations as it saw strong sales from its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda as well as other treatments in its oncology and vaccines portfolios and a newly launched cardiovascular drug. The pharmaceutical giant also raised its full-year sales forecast to a range of $63.4 billion to $64.4 billion on increased demand for key products, particularly its oncology treatments. That's only slightly higher than the $63.1 billion to $64.3 billion guidance the company provided in April. Merck reported $16.11 billion in revenue for the quarter, up 7% from the same period a year ago. Some analysts expect that worldwide sales of Winrevair could reach $5 billion by 2030.

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☆ Shingles vaccines may reduce dementia risk, two large new studies suggest
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

In 2017, a stronger vaccine, Shingrix, became available. “While research into whether vaccines affect dementia risk continues, people should be aware that there are other factors that have definitively been linked to an increased dementia risk. This study also found that the new shingles vaccine was associated with a larger degree of benefit than the older one. Although the findings are intriguing, the association needs more study before researchers can know for sure that the shingles vaccine is definitively behind the benefit. So for the time being, the best reason to get a shingles vaccine is still to avoid the misery of shingles.

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☆ Early West Nile Virus activity in the United States may point to a once-in-a-decade spike infections. Here’s what survivors want you to know.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Brenda Goodman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

Jule Hamrick spent years in physical therapy to learn how to walk again after a West Nile Virus infection. “So kind of like what you see with long Covid, we’ve seen that with West Nile as well, where you can get this ‘long West Nile’ kind of picture.”Watching West Nile patients struggle to recover from their infections made Murray wonder what would become of survivors over time. Brittany Yeager recently returned to the Girl Scout Camp in Idaho where she caught the West Nile virus. She went to two hospitals before a doctor tested her spinal fluid and discovered that she had West Nile virus. The CDC keeps maps of where West Nile cases have been detected in the United States.

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☆ The Gateway Pundit just had its bankruptcy dismissed. Now, the far-right blog will face defamation lawsuits that threaten its future
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The Gateway Pundit is a far-right website known for spreading conspiracy theories. It makes $3 million a year but filed for bankruptcy to stop lawsuits filed by 2020 election workers. But a bankruptcy judge said the case was filed in bad faith and said TGP has to face the music. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The Gateway Pundit, a blog known for publishing conspiracy theories about vaccines and the 2020 election results, filed for bankruptcy in April to stop the lawsuits.

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☆ Here's why you may get a smaller pay raise next year
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The typical worker will get a 4.1% pay raise for 2025, down from 4.5% this year, according to a new poll by WTW, a consulting firm. Job market was 'unbelievably robust'Worker pay in 2021 and 2022 grew at its fastest pace in well over a decade amid an "unbelievably robust" job market, Wisper said. "I'm not sure I'll ever see that kind of job market in my lifetime again," Wisper said of 2021 and 2022. Still high relative to recent pastWhile the typical 4.1% projected raise is smaller than that during the last pay cycle, it's "still kind of high" relative to recent years, according to Wisper. For example, the median annual pay raise had largely hovered around 3% in the years after the 2008 financial crisis, she said.

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Since then, scientists and public health experts have diligently tried to reduce the threats they pose by developing vaccines and treatments, improving ventilation and more. The researchers said they pursued this work to deepen their scientific understanding of avian influenza. We were among the many experts around the world who objected to their research. The risk of an accidental or deliberate pandemic emerging from these enhanced viruses far outweighed any potential scientific benefit. The rules lacked transparency about what research was being approved and funded, and they were insufficient to ensure safety and security.

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☆ Ursula von der Leyen elected to second term as European Commission president
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Ursula von der Leyen has been reelected to a second five-year term as president of the European Commission after a vote by EU lawmakers, as the continent’s mainstream seeks to reassert itself in the face of a resurgent far right. After a secret ballot, von der Leyen was reelected with 401 votes in favor and 284 against. Addressing the parliament before the lunchtime vote, von der Leyen said the next five years of her term “will define Europe’s place in the world for the next five decades. Von der Leyen was reelected after 401 EU lawmakers voted in favor of her presidency. Johannes Simon/Getty ImagesEarlier Thursday, von der Leyen published a 31-page policy proposal, setting out her priorities if she won a second term.

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☆ Serena Williams's husband and Reddit cofounder says he was diagnosed with Lyme disease and is starting treatment
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Julia Pugachevsky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewOn Tuesday, Alexis Ohanian, a Reddit cofounder and Serena Williams' husband, announced on X that he was diagnosed with Lyme disease after getting a "full battery of health scans." Lyme diagnosis is tricky and expensiveDiagnosing Lyme disease is complicated. Treatment is complex and controversialGetting proper treatment for Lyme disease is important, as the long-term effects can range from severe arthritis and life-threatening heart complications. Because there's only one way to test for Lyme, treating chronic Lyme disease symptoms is complicated — and some doctors question if it's real at all. AdvertisementAbout 15% of people worldwide are affected by Lyme disease, yet treatment remains difficult.

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☆ Vaccines Significantly Reduce the Risk of Long Covid, Study Finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Pam Belluck | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A large new study provides some of the strongest evidence yet that vaccines reduce the risk of developing long Covid. Scientists looked at people in the United States infected during the first two years of the pandemic and found that the percentage of vaccinated people who developed long Covid was much lower than the percentage of unvaccinated people who did. Medical experts have previously said that vaccines can lower the risk of long Covid, largely because they help prevent severe illness during the infection period and people with severe infections are more likely to have long-term symptoms. But many individuals with mild infections also develop long Covid, and the study, published Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine, found that vaccination did not eliminate all risk of developing the condition, which continues to affect millions in the United States.

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☆ E.U. Court Rebukes Bloc’s Executive Arm Over Covid Vaccine Contract Secrecy
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Jenny Gross | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The decision by the General Court in Luxembourg gives new momentum to critics of Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, who led the bloc’s response to the pandemic. It came just ahead of what is expected to be a tight vote on Thursday that will determine if she will serve another term as the European Union’s top official. The European Union has refused to disclose the terms of the contracts it secured for Covid-19 vaccines, publishing redacted purchasing agreements. Green members of the European Parliament and private individuals had sued the commission, the bloc’s executive arm, seeking to gain access to the contracts and terms it negotiated with vaccine manufacturers. The court also said that the commission should have disclosed conflicts of interests by members of the team who negotiated the purchase of the vaccines.

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☆ Covid-19’s back. Should you be worried?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Katia Hetter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN: How much should people worry about Covid-19 infection now that there is a resurgence of cases? Whether people should worry about Covid-19 infection depends on their specific medical circumstances. CNN: A lot of people are eager to get another Covid-19 vaccine to best protect them during the summer wave. Wen: There is a new formulation of the Covid-19 vaccine coming out soon. For the next five days, they should still try to take additional precautions such as masking and limiting close contact with others.

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☆ Trump says assassin's bullet felt like the 'world's largest mosquito' in leaked call with RFK Jr.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s son posted a video of a call between Trump and the independent candidate. Trump told RFK Jr. that the bullet sounded like the "world's largest mosquito." download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementIn a leaked call between Donald Trump and independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the former president offered further description of what it was like to survive an assassination attempt. "It felt like a giant — like the world's largest mosquito."

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☆ Trump endorses vaccine conspiracy theory in leaked call with RFK Jr.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The clip also shows Trump telling his ostensible campaign rival, "I would love you to do something. A Trump campaign spokesman did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for clarification about the leaked conversation, which Kennedy verified later Tuesday morning. There's this massive, and then you see the baby all of a sudden starting to change radically. "There's this massive, and then you see the baby all of a sudden starting to change radically," Trump claims. The video clip does not appear to show the entire call.

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☆ After ‘historic backslide’ during pandemic, global childhood immunization rates stall, new data shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Maya Davis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The pandemic signified a “historic backslide,” according to Dr. Katherine O’Brien, director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biological at WHO. WHO and UNICEF’s 2023 immunization coverage report, released Sunday, is the world’s largest dataset on immunization trends for vaccinations against 14 diseases. It analyzed estimates from 185 countries and used a third dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP3) vaccine — which is recommended for 1-year-olds — as the global marker for immunization coverage. The 2023 report also found HPV vaccine coverage in girls increased 7%, returning to near pre-pandemic levels. Analyzing immunization coverage in other areas of conflict is “a mixed picture,” O’Brien said.

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☆ Tampons contain lead, arsenic and potentially toxic chemicals, studies say. Here’s what to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —The average menstruating person will spend about five years of their total reproductive lifespan using an estimated 11,000 tampons, sanitary pads, panty liners and other menstrual products, experts say. What if some of those menstrual aids contain heavy metals or potentially toxic chemicals linked to chronic diseases and reproductive and developmental problems? “I do not want people to panic, but to be aware that heavy metals have been found in these menstrual products,” Schilling said. “However, there is no reason for people to be afraid to use menstrual products at this time,” she added. The team ran tests for 16 heavy metals: arsenic, barium, calcium, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, iron, manganese, mercury, nickel, lead, selenium, strontium, vanadium and zinc.

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☆ The fate of a single investor who nearly tanked the market is now in the hands of a New York jury
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —In lower Manhattan, a jury is now weighing a case against a little-known investor who made it big, lost everything, and briefly brought Wall Street to its knees. His positions were so large that when the stocks started falling, it had a seismic effect on the market. And on Tuesday, after a two-month trial in New York federal court, the case was handed over to a jury that will decide their fate. Before Archegos, market watchers knew unregulated family offices were a problem, and they knew that swaps going unreported was a problem. “Fifteen years after the global financial crash, we still have gross under-regulation of non-banks, and we have Wall Street megabanks engaged in high-risk activities that aren’t properly regulated,” Kelleher told me.

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☆ A Republican Platform That Could Read Like a Trump Rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Robert Draper | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Steve Nagel, a chiropractor and talk radio host based in North Dakota, has frequently claimed that vaccines of all types lead to worse health outcomes for children. Demi Kouzounas oversaw a party platform as the chairwoman of the Maine state Republican committee that defined the teaching of nonbinary genders in public schools as “child sexual abuse.”David Barton, an amateur Texas historian, has long called the separation between church and state a “myth.”All three are among the 112 delegates serving on the Republican Party’s national platform committee, which will assemble in Milwaukee on Monday to spend the next two days writing the first G.O.P. platform since 2016.

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Around 8 in 10 people infected with West Nile virus don’t show symptoms. These symptoms can often be confused with those of other viruses, so the majority of West Nile cases are never diagnosed. The CDC’s tally for West Nile cases this year is likely an undercount, since several states have reported additional human cases in recent weeks. Raman said he’s worried about more West Nile transmission during monsoon season in the Las Vegas area, which is expected to start soon. The county announced in late June that one person, a blood donor, had tested positive for West Nile virus.

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☆ Carlo Maria Viganò: Archbishop critical of Pope Francis excommunicated for schism
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Christopher Lamb | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, a former papal ambassador to the United States who became an ultra-conservative critic of Pope Francis, has been excommunicated for schism. As a Vatican diplomat, the archbishop was tasked with serving the pope, which makes his excommunication for schism highly unusual. The Vatican explained Friday that Viganò was excommunicated following an “extrajudicial penal process,” although the archbishop has said he did not “recognize the legitimacy” of the process. “I don’t know what happened,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy See’s Secretary of State, said recently about the now-excommunicated archbishop. The Vatican said Viganò had been told of the excommunication and that only the Holy See could lift the sanction.

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