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Cytokinetics drug posts strong results in patients with heart condition

Cytokinetics drug posts strong results in patients with heart condition

Adam Feuerstein is a senior writer and biotech columnist, reporting on the crossroads of drug development, business, Wall Street, and biotechnology. He is also a co-host of the weekly biotech podcast The Readout Loud and author of the newsletter Adam’s Biotech Scorecard. You can reach Adam on Signal at stataf.54. An experimental medicine from Cytokinetics improved exercise capacity more than …

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Why Wall Street has developed an unhealthy obsession with Nvidia

Why Wall Street has developed an unhealthy obsession with Nvidia

Facebook Tweet Email Link A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. New York  —  For markets, the most important story of the week was, somehow, not the president’s attempted firing of a top Federal Reserve official. Instead, it was Nvidia’s earnings report, a quarterly event …

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Stocks End August on a Down Note. Why Investors Should Prepare for a September Swoon. – Barron's

Stocks End August on a Down Note. Why Investors Should Prepare for a September Swoon.  Barron’s Wall Street’s Momentum Train Hits Full Speed Into September  Yahoo Finance Surprise! September Is Actually The Worst Month For Stocks. But Don’t Panic.  Investor’s Business Daily September’s Market Forecast Looks Partly Sunny, GDP ‘Good’ News, Trading CrowdStrike  TheStreet Pro Wall street outlook: 5 factors that could shape the …

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Visitors dropped for a 6th straight month in Las Vegas as head of tourism insists Sin City isn’t dead

Visitors dropped for a 6th straight month in Las Vegas as head of tourism insists Sin City isn’t dead

LAS VEGAS — The top tourism official in Las Vegas says the city hasn’t priced out regular travelers, even as July visitor counts fell and casinos took in more from gamblers. Steve Hill, CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), said monthly figures can bounce around but argued the destination remains competitive at different price points. “We’re …

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Lottery: Massive Powerball jackpot becomes 6th $1B prize in history

Lottery: Massive Powerball jackpot becomes 6th B prize in history

The dream of becoming America’s next billionaire is up for grabs this Saturday night as the Powerball jackpot climbed to $1 billion, sending ticket sales soaring across the nation ahead of the Labor Day weekend drawing. Game officials increased the jackpot estimate Friday morning from $950 million after reviewing national ticket sales, Powerball said. The winner could opt for a …

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The 20 best Labor Day deals you can grab for $100 or less

The 20 best Labor Day deals you can grab for 0 or less

Labor Day weekend has finally arrived, and after a week of early discounts trickling in, the sales are now in full swing. From big-screen OLED TVs and outdoor gear to back-to-school essentials like the latest MacBook Air, we rounded up a guide of almost 100 deals we think are worth your time and money. But we get it. In times …

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Seattle-based AquaStar recalls ‘radioactive’ cocktail shrimp sold at Walmart

Seattle-based AquaStar recalls ‘radioactive’ cocktail shrimp sold at Walmart

More packages of shrimp are being recalled for potential radioactive contamination — this time sold at Walmart locations across more than two dozen states, including Oregon and Washington. AquaStar, a Seattle-based seafood wholesaler, announced Thursday it was recalling 26,460 packages of cocktail shrimp, according to a notice posted by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. It follows two recent frozen …

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US stocks pull back from their records

US stocks pull back from their records

Wall Street closed out another winning month Friday, even as stocks gave back some of their recent gains, pulling the market below its latest all-time highs. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% a day after climbing to a record high. The benchmark index ended August with a 1.9% gain, its fourth straight month of gains. It’s now up 9.8% so far …

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