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FILE PHOTO: The logo of Down Jones Industrial Average stock market index listed company UnitedHealthcare is shown in Cypress, California April 13, 2016. Mike Blake | ReutersUnitedHealthcare is in hot water again as the insurance giant grapples with a reported government investigation of its Medicare billing practices, pursues employee buyouts and potential layoffs, and clashes publicly with billionaire Bill Ackman.Those developments in recent days extend a tumultuous past year for its parent company, UnitedHealth Group, marked by the killing of a top executive, a costly cyberattack against its subsidiary and high medical costs in its insurance arm. UnitedHealth Group is the…
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : Booking Holdings — The online travel company jumped 3% after fourth-quarter results surpassed analysts’ expectations. Adjusted earnings came in at $41.55 per share and revenue clocked in at $5.47 billion. Analysts were looking for $36.03 per share in earnings and $5.18 billion in revenue, per LSEG. Akamai Technologies — The cloud computing stock shed more than 6% after the company guided for first-quarter earnings and revenue estimates that were lower than what analysts had expected. In the current quarter, Akamai sees adjusted earnings coming in between $1.54 and $1.59 per…
Este artículo también está disponible en español. Bitcoin (BTC) four-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) has declined to 14.5%, the lowest rate on record. However, despite the slump, the premier cryptocurrency has given better returns than gold and stocks. Bitcoin CAGR Drops To Lowest Rate Ever Over the past year, BTC has experienced significant price action, setting multiple all-time highs (ATHs) despite the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) hawkish stance, which included raising interest rates to curb inflation. Data from CoinGecko shows that BTC has surged 88% over the past year. Related Reading Despite its strong performance in 2024, BTC’s four-year…
The governor of Arkansas has signed a bill to use medical marijuana tax revenue to fund free school breakfasts for students. The legislation approved by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) on Thursday will supplement federal free and reduced-price meal funds with money from a state Food Insecurity Fund, paid for by cannabis taxes as well...
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Deep dives and investigations you won’t find anywhere else WTF is Going on with Instagram’s Censorship of Psychedelics?! We spoke to a former Meta employee and some of the biggest accounts that have gotten taken down When DoubleBlind’s Instagram account was first taken down by Meta in 2021, little explanation was offered. Leading up to the account’s...
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Gustavo Mendes was standing in his bathroom “in a state of undress” while using a cannabis vape pen he recently purchased at a licensed Oregon dispensary when the pen exploded in his hands, injuring him and causing a small fire, according to a lawsuit filed Feb. 7, as first reported by The Oregonian/OregonLive. Mendes bought...
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Netflix’s new scripted series Apple Cider Vinegar stars Katilyn Dever (Booksmart) as Belle Gibson, an Australian cancer survivor who turns her story — and health-conscious recipes — into an online wellness empire. It’s a glittery, social media-studded addition to the streaming services’ breadth of scammer stories, like Inventing Anna and Dirty John, both of which...
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Legal counsel representing the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) filed a motion on Feb. 12 to consolidate with Ellen Brown, another pro-rescheduling designated participant, for the Schedule III hearing process that’s currently delayed amid an interlocutory appeal.Khurshid Khoja, founder of minority-owned law firm Greenbridge Corporate Counsel P.C., sent the motion to the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA)...
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You can’t please all the people all of the time — even if you’re as popular as Taylor Swift. Having attained a somehow higher level of mega-celebrity with her record-breaking Eras Tour and a closely followed romance with Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs (who are headed back to the Super Bowl as the...
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Popular Telegram game Farm Frens admitted to an error-filled launch of its FREN token on Ethereum layer-2 network Base earlier this week, sharing a number of next moves on the horizon as it aims to regain trust from players and investors.Due to be claimable by eligible participants pursuant to its January 20 snapshot, the Farm...
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