Month: August 2023

CDC expects new Covid vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax to be available in mid-September

Business
A sign advertises COVID-19 (coronavirus) vaccine shots at a Walgreens Pharmacy in Somerville, Massachusetts, August 14, 2023. Brian Snyder | Reuters The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax to be available to the public in mid-September, an agency official told reporters Thursday.  That amounts to the
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UAW workers overwhelmingly vote to authorize strikes at GM, Ford, Stellantis

Business
In this article STLA STLAM-IT F GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Striking United Auto Workers members and supporters attend a speech by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders outside General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant on Sept. 25, 2019 in Detroit. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – United Auto Workers members overwhelmingly granted union leaders authorization
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Here’s where the Republican presidential candidates stand on student loan forgiveness

Personal finance
Republican presidential candidates (L-R): former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum are introduced during the first debate of the GOP primary season hosted
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Opportunity Zones “Make a Good Return Greater,” but Not for Poor Residents

Taxes
Despite evidence that place-based tax incentives have been largely ineffective in raising the economic fortunes of people in low-income neighborhoods, an undeterred Congress created Opportunity Zones (OZs) in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. A recent analysis by economists at Treasury’s Office of Tax Analysis cautions that while it’s too soon to reach conclusions
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The ADHD drug market is already stretched thin. Now it’s facing a back-to-school supply strain

Business
Ten milligram tablets of the hyperactivity drug, Adderall, made by Shire Plc. Jb Reed | Bloomberg | Getty Images It’s been 10 months since the Food and Drug Administration first announced a nationwide shortage of Adderall — one of the most widely used medications for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder — and the supply strain could
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Marvell Technology, Affirm, Hawaiian Electric and more

Finance
In this article HE AFRM MRVL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Marvell Technology Group Source: marvell.com Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Marvell Technology — Shares fell more than 3% before the bell despite the company topping Wall Street’s expectations for the recent quarter. Marvell posted earnings of 33 cents per
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Today’s top AI firms may not be the best long-term investments, advisor says

Personal finance
Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images Hoping to invest in artificial intelligence? Today’s “niche” companies and those seen as AI leaders are unlikely to be the biggest winners for long-term investors, said Barry Glassman, a certified financial planner and member of CNBC’s Advisor Council. “I’ve been through this enough to see that the niche players early
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Mega pickleball merger between Major League Pickleball and PPA is in jeopardy

Business
Season One Super Finals at the Life Time Rancho San Clemente in San Clemente, California. The Seattle Pioneers play the Los Angeles Mad Drops in the Premier League mixed doubles competition. Source: Major League Pickleball There’s trouble in pickleball paradise. The Professional Pickleball Association and Major League Pickleball are now at odds after announcing in
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