Biogen cuts the price tag on its Alzheimer’s drug in half
Biogen is slashing the price of its Alzheimer’s treatment in half months after it debuted to widespread criticism for an initial cost that could reach…
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Oracle buys medical records company Cerner for $28 billion
Oracle is buying electronic medical records company Cerner in an all-cash deal valued at about $28.3 billion. Oracle will pay $95 per Cerner share and…
Moderna: Initial booster data shows good results on omicron
Moderna said today that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine should offer protection against the rapidly spreading omicron variant. Moderna said lab tests showed…
Inflation squeezes holiday budgets for low-income shoppers
NEW YORK — Emarilis Velazquez is paying higher prices on everything from food to clothing. Her monthly grocery bill has ballooned from $650 to almost…
Tech Q&A: Why a game freezes on Chrome and Edge, but not Firefox
Question: I’m having trouble with an online Bridge card game that runs in the browser of my Windows 10 Pro PC. I used Google Chrome…
Your money: A year-end money checklist for people 50 and up
Age brings unique opportunities and obligations, including some important year-end tasks that can help you make the most of your money. For people 50 and…
Iowa unemployment rate improves to 3.7%, ranks 19th in US
DES MOINES — The unemployment rate in Iowa fell slightly to 3.7% in November from 3.9% in October as jobs were added in food service,…
Sears to sell its suburban Chicago corporate headquarters
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Sears plans to sell the sprawling suburban Chicago corporate headquarters that’s been the struggling retailer’s home for three decades. Transformco, Sears’…
Solid demand, backlog of home orders favors builders in ’22
LOS ANGELES — U.S. homebuilder stocks have outpaced the broader market this year, and analysts are bullish on the prospects for more gains in 2022,…
Industrial production increases 0.5% in November
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. industrial production increased 0.5% in November as output at the nation’s factories reached the highest level since January 2019. The November…