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: AstraZeneca’s preventive COVID therapy no longer effective against current variants
AstraZeneca AZNUK:AZN said Thursday that the Food and Drug Administration is no longer allowing healthcare providers to prescribe Evusheld, a therapy authorized for pre-exposure prophylaxis...
: Gold futures fall, ending a 5-session streak of gains
Gold futures settled lower on Thursday, putting an end to a streak of gains that ran for five consecutive sessions. Gold dropped partly because the...
: U.S. oil futures score back-to-back gains
Oil futures finished higher on Thursday, a day after U.S. prices posted a modest rise. “China’s reopening is bullish for commodities, full stop,” said strategists...
Bed Bath and Beyond shares plunge after retailer warns it doesn’t have the cash to pay down debts
Bed Bath and Beyond again warned of potential bankruptcy, saying it doesn't have enough cash to pay down its debts.
=nil; Foundation raises $22M for zero knowledge proofs marketplace
=nil; Foundation has raised $22 million in a funding round led by Polychain Capital. The firm will use funds to build a zero-knowledge proofs marketplace...
Coronavirus Update: WHO now has data on COVID strain that is dominant in U.S. — and it still seems no more dangerous than other ones
Data on the XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant from 54 countries shows it has a growth advantage over other circulating strains but still appears no more severe
Key Words: Inflation will go negative by mid-year, but risk remains as the Fed may keep raising rates, billionaire investor Barry Sternlicht says
Billionaire Barry Sternlicht expects the U.S. economy to slide into recession due to the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes, but inflation could fall below and...
Cannabis Watch: New York opens new cannabis stores, issues more licenses as illicit stores thrive
New York State's second and third cannabis dispensaries are opening and state awards 30 fresh licenses to non-profits and people hurt by the War on...