Pfizer Abandons Twice-Daily Weight Loss Pill After Trial Results Pfizer announced on Friday that it would discontinue developing the twice-daily version of its experimental weight loss pill. The decision followed a mid-stage clinical study that showed obese patients taking the drug experienced weight loss but grappled with intolerable side effects. This move has set back …
Bill Gates warns the world is expected to exceed 2 degrees Celsius of global warming. This came as leaders gathered in Dubai for the United Nations’ annual climate summit. Gates acknowledged that while progress has been made, the 2-degree goal might be missed, requiring adaptation to become a priority. Bill Gates arrives for a press …
An Hour Ago German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reiterates “unalterable solidarity” with Ukraine in phone call with Volodymyr Zelenskyy German Chancellor Olaf Scholz engaged in a discussion regarding Ukraine’s current political, military, and humanitarian condition during a phone call with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The German government stated that Scholz affirmed Germany’s commitment to standing by Ukraine, along …
Vaccination rates for the Covid shot are slowing. Experts and vaccine makers believe that the rates for U.S. Covid shots in 2024 and beyond will likely resemble those seen in 2023. They are uncertain whether vaccination rates will increase in the future and what would prompt more people to be vaccinated. A sluggish uptake of …
Donald Trump condemns JPMorgan CEO, Jamie Dimon, as an “overrated Globalist” following Dimon’s endorsement of Republican, Nikki Haley. Dimon publicly encourages business leaders to support Haley’s presidential campaign. Haley’s rising popularity in the polls is pressuring Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for the second-place position. Former President Donald Trump (L) and JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon. …
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban reacts during a timeout in the game against the Golden State Warriors at American Airlines Center on March 22, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. Tim Heitman | Getty Images Mark Cuban, fresh off the news that he is selling a majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks to the mega-Republican donor Adelson …
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 15, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. stock futures opened higher on Wednesday night as all three major stock indexes prepared to wrap a winning November. Futures tied to the Dow Jones …
Russian man who carved ‘No to War’ in the snow jailed for 10 days A Russian man received a jail sentence of 10 days for using his finger to carve “No to War” on a snow-covered turnstile at Moscow’s Gorky Park. Dmitry Fyodorov, who admitted to writing the anti-war slogan, was charged with disobeying the …
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s ex-chief economic advisor, Gary Cohn, predicts that the Fed will not cut interest rates until the second half of 2024. Cohn emphasized that the U.S. economy is “back to normal,” but people have forgotten what normal feels like, based on 100-year average data. Gary Cohn, vice chairman of International Business …
2 Hours Ago Meituan Plunges to 44-Month Low Amid Warning of Slower Q4 Growth A delivery worker for Meituan in Shanghai, China, on Friday, May 27, 2022. Bloomberg | Getty Images Meituan’s shares plummeted over 11% to 91.65 Hong Kong dollars during afternoon trading. The Chinese delivery firm’s shares hit their lowest level since March …