Makers of monkeypox drugs face a rash of orders
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Makers of monkeypox drugs face a rash of orders

Sep 15th 2022 | CopenhagenMonkeypox isn’t covid-19. Since May the viral disease has infected 35,000 people in 92 countries, less than one-tenth as many as covid infects in a day. Though symptoms, including fever, headaches, muscle aches and a pus-filled rash, can be nasty, it seldom causes death. Critically, in contrast to covid, both a… […]

Vegas claims Pacific Division crown with 3-1 win over Kraken
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Vegas claims Pacific Division crown with 3-1 win over Kraken

SEATTLE (AP) — After missing the playoffs for the first time in their short franchise history last year, the Vegas Golden Knights wanted to savor this Pacific Division title.Not for long, though. The Golden Knights believe there’s more to come in the postseason. “I’m definitely proud of the group the way they handled that and… […]

The rise of the borderless trustbuster
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The rise of the borderless trustbuster

It was to be the biggest industrial merger ever. In late 2000 General Electric (ge), the world’s most valuable company at the time, agreed to pay $43bn for Honeywell, a smaller American manufacturer of, among other things, aircraft electronics. Jack Welch, ge’s ceo and America Inc’s capitalist-in-chief, put off his retirement to see it through.… […]

Twitter’s shareholders approve Elon Musk’s $44bn offer
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Twitter’s shareholders approve Elon Musk’s $44bn offer

With a fortune of $270bn or thereabouts, Elon Musk is not a man strapped for cash. Thank goodness, for the entrepreneur may soon be compelled to make a sizeable donation to his favourite social-media platform. On September 13th shareholders of Twitter voted to approve the $44bn buy-out offer Mr Musk made in April. The decision… […]

Oilers close with 9th straight win, 5-2 over Sharks
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Oilers close with 9th straight win, 5-2 over Sharks

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Mattias Janmark scored twice, Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists and the Edmonton Oilers closed the regular season with a franchise-record ninth straight victory, 5-2 over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.Evan Bouchard and Evander Kane also scored and Stuart Skinner made 27 saves. The Oilers were 14-0-1… […]

Burns helps Hurricanes beat Panthers to win Metropolitan
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Burns helps Hurricanes beat Panthers to win Metropolitan

SUNRISE, Fla, (AP) — Brent Burns scored twice and the Carolina Hurricanes scored four times in the third period to beat the Florida Panthers 6-4 on Thursday night to win the Metropolitan Division.Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Jesper Fast, Shayne Gostisbehere and Sebastian Aho also scored for the Hurricanes, who began the night one point ahead of New… […]

Amazon crushed it in e-commerce and cloud, forecast an impressive holiday quarter
Economy

Amazon crushed it in e-commerce and cloud, forecast an impressive holiday quarter

Amazon parcels are prepared for delivery at Amazon’s Robotic Fulfillment Centre on December 19, 2023 in Sutton Coldfield, England. Nathan Stirk | Getty Images News | Getty Images Amazon reported a much better-than-expected third quarter Thursday, with strong growth across online sales, its cloud business and advertising. Margin initiatives lead to soaring profits. Additionally, the […]

Amazon CEO pledges AI investments will pay off as capital expenditures surge 81%
Economy

Amazon CEO pledges AI investments will pay off as capital expenditures surge 81%

Amazon CEO, Andy Jassy speaking with CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Mad Money in Seattle, WA. on Dec. 6th, 2023. CNBC Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is trying to reassure investors who may be worried about the future payoff of the company’s massive investments in generative artificial intelligence. On a conference call with analysts following the company’s […]

BlackRock launches ETF that expands beyond the ‘Magnificent Seven’
Economy

BlackRock launches ETF that expands beyond the ‘Magnificent Seven’

BlackRock’s iShares is trying to appeal to investors who want to diversify beyond from the so-called Magnificent Seven. The firm launched the iShares Top 20 U.S. Stocks ETF (TOPT) this month. It doesn’t just hold the Magnificent Seven — Apple , Amazon , Meta , Alphabet , Microsoft , Nvidia and Tesla . It’s made […]