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Agios Pharma shares jump as US FDA expands approval for its blood disorder drug

Dec 24 (Reuters) - Shares of Agios Pharmaceuticals jumped nearly 12% premarket on Wednesday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the expanded use of its drug for the treatment of a type of blood disorder. The drug mitapivat ...
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US unemployment claims fall again last week, remain at historically healthy level

WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week and remain at historically healthy levels despite some signs that the labor market is weakening. U.S. applications for jobless claims for the week ending Dec. 20 ...
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Insight-How a Silicon Valley dealmaker charmed Trump and gave Intel a lifeline

By Max A. Cherney and Jeffrey Dastin SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 24 (Reuters) - It was a Thursday before dawn in Silicon Valley when Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan found himself under attack by the president of the United States. "The CEO of ...
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How a fast-moving $50 cash relief program buoyed needy families when SNAP payments were paused

Finances already looked tight for Jade Grant and her three children as she entered the year's final months. "Everyone's birthday is back-to-back," the 32-year-old certified nursing assistant said. "You have holidays coming up. You have Thanksgiving. Everything is right there. ...
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US weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fall

WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits unexpectedly fell last week, but the unemployment rate likely remained high in December amid sluggish hiring. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 10,000 to ...
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Sanofi to acquire hepatitis B vaccine maker Dynavax for $2.2 billion

Dec 24 (Reuters) - Sanofi will buy U.S. vaccines company Dynavax Technologies for around $2.2 billion (1.9 billion euros), expanding its vaccine portfolio, the French drugmaker said on Wednesday. The drugmaker has made a string of acquisitions this year, as ...
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‘Not a happy Trump supporter’: Cattle ranchers hit by push for lower beef prices

CHICAGO, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Gary Vetter was 10 years old when he started feeding cattle at his family's farm. Fifty-five years later, after surviving bouts of extreme weather, changing consumer tastes and global trade disruptions, the Westside, Iowa, farmer ...
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Weight-loss pill approval set to accelerate food industry product overhauls

By Jessica DiNapoli and Waylon Cunningham NEW YORK, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Packaged food makers and fast-food restaurants may be forced to overhaul more of their products next year as newly approved, appetite-suppressing GLP-1 pills become available in January, analysts ...
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Ohio governor ‘reluctantly’ signs bill eliminating grace period for late ballots

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The number of states that will accept late-arriving mail-in ballots during next year's critical midterm elections continues to dwindle, as Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine "reluctantly" signed new restrictions into law Friday, citing the uncertainty of ...
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Families wait in line for hours to buy masa for Christmas tamales at beloved LA grocer

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Christina Chavarria had already prepared almost 200 tamales, but she was back at Amapola Market in Southern California early Tuesday morning for more masa. The dough made from ground corn was the best there, so ...
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Powerball’s $1.7B jackpot could make Christmas Eve unforgettable for a lucky winner

A Christmas Eve Powerball drawing could add new meaning to holiday cheer as millions of players hope to cash in on the $1.7 billion prize, which comes after months without a jackpot winner. The United States' 4th-largest jackpot on record ...
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The Media Line: Knesset Health Chair Targets WHO Exit, Sparking Fierce Opposition  

Knesset Health Chair Targets WHO Exit, Sparking Fierce Opposition By The Media Line Staff Incoming Knesset Health Committee Chair MK Limor Son Har-Melech (Otzma Yehudit), ignited controversy on Monday by advocating Israel's departure from the World Health ...
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