Wholesale prices rose 0.2%, in line with expectations

Wholesale prices rose 0.2%, in line with expectations

Wholesale prices rose in August about in line with expectations, the final inflation data point as the Federal Reserve gets set to lower interest rates. The producer price index, a measure of final demand goods and services costs that producers receive, increased 0.2% on the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday. That matched … Read more

$1 billion in cost cuts, 10 product launches planned

 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.  … Read more

Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw replaced by CFO after alleged affair

Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw replaced by CFO after alleged affair

Norfolk Southern former Chief Executive Alan Shaw testifies during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing titled “Improving Rail Safety in Response to the East Palestine Derailment” in Washington, March 22, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw is out effective immediately after the board determined he engaged in a consensual … Read more

Norfolk Southern board probe focusing on CEO’s relationship with chief legal officer

Norfolk Southern board probe focusing on CEO’s relationship with chief legal officer

Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw testifies at a hearing before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on protecting public health and the environment in the wake of the Norfolk Southern train derailment and chemical release in East Palestine, Ohio in Washington, D.C., the United States, March 9, 2023. Aaron Schwartz | Xinhua News Agency … Read more

CPI inflation report August 2024:

CPI inflation report August 2024:

Inflation in August declined to its lowest level since February 2021, according to a Labor Department report Wednesday that sets the stage for an expected quarter percentage point rate cut from the Federal Reserve in a week. The consumer price index, a broad measure of goods and services costs across the U.S. economy, increased 0.2% … Read more

Inside Media: Paris Olympics fails to give TODAY show boost it needs as TV staff rage over shift changes

Inside Media: Paris Olympics fails to give TODAY show boost it needs as TV staff rage over shift changes

Welcome back to INSIDE MEDIA where we bring you the scoop on media news, with plenty of views, every Monday and Thursday. TROUBLE AT TODAY Executives at Channel 9 are scratching their heads over the lacklustre performance of the TODAY show post-Olympics. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today During the games, the … Read more

Norfolk Southern probing CEO Alan Shaw over workplace relationship

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 probe is in its early stages, and it is possible that no misconduct may be uncovered. The company is working with … Read more

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

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, … Read more

Masimo CEO shared confidential information ahead of release: documents

Masimo CEO shared confidential information ahead of release: documents

Joe Kiani, CEO, Masimo Scott Mlyn | CNBC Masimo CEO Joe Kiani, whose medical-technology company is in the midst of a proxy battle with activist Politan, revealed what he called confidential information to a major investor 12 hours before it was released to the public, according to court filings. The documents, partially unsealed on Friday, … Read more

Jobs report August 2024:

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 … Read more