$1 billion in cost cuts, 10 product launches planned

Moderna headquarters, exterior view, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.  Plexi Images | GHI | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Moderna on Thursday said it plans to cut around $1.1 billion in expenses by 2027 and win approvals for several new products as it charts a path forward after the rapid decline of its Covid business.  The biotech company said…

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Norfolk Southern probing CEO Alan Shaw over workplace relationship

Alan Shaw, CEO, Norfolk Southern Scott Mlyn | CNBC Norfolk Southern’s board is examining allegations that CEO Alan Shaw engaged in an inappropriate workplace relationship, according to three people familiar with the matter. The company confirmed late Sunday evening it was probing Shaw over “possible conduct” that violated the company’s code of ethics and that it had hired outside…

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Leqembi could give Alzheimer’s patients more time, but road to treatment is long

Hannah Yoon | The Washington Post | Getty Images Leqembi, an Alzheimer’s drug from Biogen and Eisai, isn’t a cure for the mind-damaging disease.  But the treatment promises to give patients such as Missie Meeks more time to live their daily lives normally and independently of others. Meeks, an English professor based in Ellisville, Mississippi, was diagnosed with an…

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Jobs report August 2024:

The U.S. economy created slightly fewer jobs than expected in August, reflecting a slowing labor market while also clearing the way for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates later this month. Nonfarm payrolls expanded by 142,000 during the month, up from 89,000 in July and below the 161,000 consensus forecast from Dow Jones, according to a report Friday…

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Job openings fell more than expected in July

Job openings slumped to their lowest level in 3½ years in July, the Labor Department reported Wednesday in another sign of slack in the labor market. The department’s closely watched Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey showed that available positions fell to 7.67 million on the month, off 237,000 from June’s downwardly revised number and the lowest level since…

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Intel shares up 8%, chipmaker working with Morgan Stanley

Patrick Gelsinger, chief executive officer of Intel Corp., speaks during the Intel Innovation Taipei technology forum in Taipei, Taiwan, on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023.Intel last month predicted a return to sales growth in the fourth quarter, fueled by an improving personal computer market and a more competitive product line. Photographer: I-Hwa Cheng/Bloomberg via Getty Images I-Hwa Cheng | Bloomberg…

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Intel has hired Morgan Stanley to defend against activists: sources

A sign is posted in front of Intel headquarters on August 01, 2024 in Santa Clara, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Intel is working with advisors including Morgan Stanley to help defend itself against activist investors, according to people familiar with the matter, as CEO Pat Gelsinger attempts to turn around the struggling chipmaker….

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‘The time has come for policy to adjust’

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell laid the groundwork Friday for interest rate cuts ahead, though he declined to provide exact indications on timing or extent. “The time has come for policy to adjust,” the central bank leader said in his much-awaited keynote address at the Fed’s annual retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. “The direction of travel is clear, and…

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