Summary: The Federal Trade Commission has sued the nation’s three biggest pharmacy benefit managers, accusing them of creating a system that has driven up the price of insulin. The PBMs, including CVS Caremark, Cigna’s Express Scripts, and UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Rx, deny the allegations and blame insulin manufacturers for the issue.
Full articleSummary: Meta is criticizing the unclear legal situation for AI in Europe and may consider halting products in Europe due to the complexity of regulations.
Full articleSummary: FDX reported a challenging Q1 with weaker-than-expected demand environment. Actions are being taken to focus on structural cost reduction through DRIVE and executing network transformation plans. Confidence remains in value-creation opportunities ahead.
Full articleSummary: Target appoints Jim Lee, a PepsiCo veteran, as its new CFO to oversee financial operations amid preparations for the upcoming holiday season.
Full articleSummary: The McDonald criteria for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) have been revised for the third time in 15 years, incorporating new MRI technology and biomarkers, aimed at improving the specificity of the diagnosis and potentially leading to earlier initiation of treatment.
Full articleSummary: Philip Morris International is selling Vectura Group for less than $300 million, significantly less than the $2 billion it bought the company for almost three years ago.
Full articleSummary: Oracle introduced a new cloud service, Oracle Financial Crime and Compliance Management Monitor Cloud Service, to help financial institutions gain a centralized view of their financial crime and compliance efforts, enabling faster issue identification and proactive risk management.
Full articleSummary: Merck & Co., Inc. provides an update on their strong performance and pipeline progress during the Bank of America Global Healthcare Conference. They have shown growth in the second quarter and raised their full-year guidance.
Full articleSummary: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against FedEx for failing to provide reasonable accommodations for disabled transport drivers.
Full articleSummary: Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY) Chief Commercialization Officer discussed the company's strong Q2 performance, growth portfolio momentum, upcoming product launches like KarXT, and a positive outlook for long-term sustainable growth. The company is optimistic about various data readouts and expects continued growth in key products like Breyanzi and Camzyos
Full articleSummary: Intel Corporation CFO, David Zinsner, discusses cost reduction plans, accelerated restructuring actions, benefits from the split into foundry and design business segments, progress on CPU manufacturing nodes, including 18A, expectations for material packaging revenue in the foundry business, positive developments in client and data center CPU markets, cautious outlook on the PC market despite potential upside drivers.
Full articleSummary: Editas Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:EDIT) presented at the Wells Fargo 2024 Healthcare Conference on September 5, 2024, highlighting the progress on their CRISPR-based genome editing therapies for sickle cell disease and thalassemia. They are focused on autologous edited ex-vivo cell therapy, in-vivo editing therapeutic pipeline, and leveraging foundational IP. The company is optimistic about the prospects of the sickle cell market and differentiation from competitors like Vertex.
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