Weight loss drugs boost sales at retail pharmacies, but they may not help profits much
Analysts said blockbuster weight loss drugs like Wegovy are minimally profitable for retailers like Walmart – and may even come with slight margin headwinds.
Trump holds big lead in new Iowa poll, but DeSantis and Scott see paths to victory
The Des Moines Register/NBC News poll comes days ahead of the first Republican primary debate and as Trump prepares to surrender in Georgia this week.
American workers are demanding almost $80,000 a year to take a new job
The average “reservation wage,” or the minimum acceptable salary offer to switch jobs, rose to $78,645 during the second quarter of 2023.
Parents face the most expensive back-to-school season to date. Here’s how to save on supplies, deal hunters say
Parents are bracing to spend more than ever on back-to-school supplies this year, but there are still ways to save.
Redwire and Sierra team up to make drugs in space on inflatable habitat’s first mission
Biological and pharmaceutical research and production is seen as a key customer market for microgravity platforms in space.
There’s an underlying trend that’s making the Fed’s job easier, Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel says
Recent projections have also supported Siegel’s predictions of more economic growth.
Axiom Space raises $350 million from Saudi and Korean investors
Axiom is developing technologies including a commercial space station and a lunar spacesuit and has more than $2 billion in customer contracts to date.
850 people still missing after Maui wildfires, mayor says
The number officially declared missing is in addition to the 114 people who have so far been confirmed dead in the disaster, Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen said.
Major shipping routes are struggling with water shortages. El Niño could make it worse
An increasing incidence of climate-driven extreme weather events is taking its toll on the world’s major shipping routes.
Trump confirms he will skip the first GOP debate — and maybe future ones, as well
A source familiar with Trump’s thinking told NBC News that the former president’s social media post making the declaration applies only to the first two debates.
