Healthcare News
The healthcare sector is the second largest sector in the USA – so chances are the latest news in this section will be vital to the health of you and your portfolio.
List of Healthcare News
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Mortgage rates rise: 30-year climbs to 6.39%
U.S. mortgage rates rose this week for the first time in more than a month, at least a temporary setback for would-be home buyers and a housing...
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SpaceX giant rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas
SpaceX’s giant new rocket exploded minutes after blasting off on its first test flight and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico
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Spanish PM, EU slam irrigation plan for drought-hit wetlands
Spain's Prime Minister and the European Union's environmental chief have slammed a plan by right-wing lawmakers in the Andalusia region to expand...
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Tesla's price cuts drag share prices sharply lower
Tesla shares are falling sharply after the company felt the sting of numerous price cuts it made across its model line up this year in hopes of...
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Biden touts US climate efforts as oil overshadows summit
President Joe Biden is touting “unprecedented” climate efforts by his administration in an annual White House summit of leading economies
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US traffic deaths drop slightly in 2022 but still a 'crisis'
The number of people killed on U.S. roadways decreased slightly last year, but government officials said the 42,795 people who died is still a...
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Todd Haimes, who led a theater company to Broadway, dies
Todd Haimes, who led the Roundabout Theatre Company from an off-off-Broadway company teetering on the edge of bankruptcy into a major theatrical...
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US home sales fell in March in tepid homebuying season start
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in March and prices edged lower for the second month in a row, a tepid start to the spring homebuying...
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Dutch salvage team set to pump oil off rusting Yemen tanker
A Dutch salvage company has reached agreement with the United Nations to pump oil from a rusting tanker off the coast of war-ravaged Yemen
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US unemployment claims tick up to 245,000, but still low
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but remains low by historic standards
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Union Pacific's 1Q profit flat as inflation drives costs up
Union Pacific railroad delivered flat profit in the first quarter as weather slowed trains across the western United States and inflation drove...
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AmEx profits fall as higher spending offset by loan losses
American Express said its first-quarter profits fell by 13% from a year ago, despite record revenue in the quarter, as the credit card company had...
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Michelin recalls snow tires that don't have enough traction
Michelin is recalling more than 542,000 snow tires in the U.S. because they don’t have enough traction to work in all snowy conditions
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UNICEF: 12.7 million children in Africa missed vaccinations
A new report from UNICEF says nearly 13 million children missed one or more vaccinations in Africa between 2019 and 2021 because of the disruptive...
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Inflation takes a March tumble at the wholesale level
Inflation’s grip on businesses loosened greatly in March, raising hopes that companies and consumers will suffer less from high prices as 2023...
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EU lawmakers approve migration plan, set clock ticking
European Union lawmakers have approved a series of proposals aimed at ending the long standoff over how best to manage migration