It’s been quite a week for pharmacy news.
Pharmacies are facing numerous challenges as fall progresses—just in time for cold and flu season. The first challenge is a labor one. Pharmacy staff from CVS and Walgreens have already walked off the job in protest of working conditions. Now one of the big chain pharmacies’ bestselling products has been found to be ineffective by an advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a finding that has prompted CVS to pull it from the shelves. Here’s what you need to know.
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The CDC has noted an increase in Americans with leishmaniasis, a parasitic infection transmitted to humans by sand fly bites.
If you notice a small bump or sore on your body, you should get it checked out by a medical professional because it could be a sign of a parasitic infection called leishmaniasis. The Leishmania parasite is the source of the infection, but the parasite itself is being transmitted to humans via bites from sand flies—and those infected sand flies now appear to be in the United States.
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Good news for investors. Bad news for customers.
Netflix investors are reacting positively after the company’s latest earnings results, but subscribers don’t have much to crow about. That’s because while the streaming giant saw its stock price soar in premarket trading this morning, the prices of some Netflix plans are going up again, too.
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The Finnish telecom giant revealed weak third-quarter demand for 5G equipment, especially in North America.
Any hope that fall 2023 wouldn’t be a repeat of the layoffs that struck the tech industry over last winter and spring seems to be diminishing by the day. The 150-year-old Finnish giant Nokia Corporation, which is one of the biggest telecommunications companies today, is now this month’s latest tech giant to announce it will ax jobs.
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The bankrupt pharmacy giant has included a partial list of underperforming locations in a recent court filing.
The big chain pharmacy industry is going through upheaval in 2023. In September and October, both CVS and Walgreens were hit by walkouts from pharmacy staff, and on Sunday one of America’s largest pharmacy chains, Rite Aid, announced that it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in an effort to turn its finances around.
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It’s clear that smartphone users are pretty obsessed with AI.
If you’re the average smartphone user in America, you likely spend over four hours a day in the apps on your iPhone or Android device. That’s according to the latest Market Pulse Ranking report from mobile market trends firm Data.ai.
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The fourth quarter of 2023 is off to a sobering start for some high-profile tech companies, although job loses are not at peaks reached earlier this year.
Many had hoped that the massive tech layoffs of late 2022 and early 2023 were over. That period saw nearly every major tech giant—from Google to Microsoft to Meta to Amazon—shed tens of thousands of tech workers. But while the flood of layoffs have stemmed since earlier this year, a number of notable tech companies have announced cuts since the beginning of October.
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Store closures, walkouts, lawsuits, and now a major bankruptcy. It’s been a rough year for chain pharmacies.
It’s been a rough fall for America’s pharmacy chains. Last month, over a dozen CVS pharmacy locations saw pharmacy staff walk off the job to call attention to the poor working conditions that pharmacists and technicians face on a regular basis. Staff at Walgreens did the same last week. And now more bad news for the industry: Rite Aid has filed for bankruptcy. Here’s what you need to know:
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Swift has had deals with all four streamers in the past.
With the Barbenheimer phenomenon long behind us, the film industry’s last great hope for box office success in 2023: Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.
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According to a new survey from Charles Schwab, younger workers are setting their sights on younger retirement ages.
Most workers want to maximize their savings and 401(k) plans in hopes of retiring as early as possible and having a comfortable, financial-worry-free life after saying goodbye to their jobs. But when it comes to retirement hopes, Gen Z workers are more ambitious than older generations, according to a new report from Charles Schwab.
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The oil and gas giant says it will “more than double” its Permian production volume to “1.3 million barrels of oil equivalent per day” after the acquisition.
The U.S. oil and gas giant ExxonMobil has announced that it intends to acquire the Texas-based petroleum and natural gas company Pioneer Natural Resources in a deal valued at $59.5 billion. Here’s what you need to know.
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The latest teen-focused survey from Piper Sander shows some unexpected trends for young consumers in the post-pandemic world.
Piper Sandler has released its 46th semi-annual Taking Stock With Teens survey. The survey polled thousands of Gen Z teens to learn about their spending and brand habits. The report is packed with revealing information, including that 31% of teens now own a VR device and that they are buying cosmetics at the highest level since 2019.
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A new survey suggests that young consumers who use social media to learn about complex financial topics may be savvy enough to understand the pitfalls.
Given increasing inflation, stagnant wages, and spiraling student loan debt, it’s no wonder that Gen Z has an interest in personal finance. But while previous generations likely learned about investing and saving from financial textbooks, a new survey reveals that the majority of Gen Z learn about the subject from social media platforms like TikTok.
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Employees at major pharmacy chains like CVS and Walgreens say their demanding work schedules are bad not only for them but for patients.
Pharmacists and other employees at Walgreens stores across the country have reportedly pledged to walk out of work this week due to harsh work conditions in the chain’s pharmacy departments. The disruption, which some are calling “Pharmageddon” and others “Operation Spotlight,” could make it hard for many Americans to get their prescriptions filled.
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A deadly escalation this weekend of the decades-long Israel-Palestine conflict is rattling markets and impacting flights. Here’s what to know.
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How the pop star prevailed over Apple’s Eddie Cue, Spotify’s Daniel Ek, and Elon Musk.
The biggest box office hit of October, and maybe all of the fall, is almost certainly going to be Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour. One research firm says that Swift’s Eras live concert tour, upon which the film is based, may gross $2.2 billion in North America alone. Now the recorded version is coming to movie theaters in 100 countries so that people who couldn’t see the tour in person can experience it on the big screen.
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Slime Licker Sour Rolling Liquid Candy comes in a plastic bottle with a roller ball, which may become detached and present a choking hazard.
Just weeks before Halloween, 70 million units of a sour candy are being recalled. The candy, called “Slime Licker Sour Rolling Liquid Candy,” was sold at Walmart and other retailers across the country and also on Amazon and at other online outlets. Here’s what you need to know.
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You deserve this.
Today is World Teachers’ Day, an international day of recognition that celebrates educators across the globe. In honor of World Teachers’ Day, which occurs every October 5, Dunkin’ is offering educators across the U.S. a free cup of coffee.
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Don’t panic. Nearly every cellphone in America will receive a test message from FEMA and the FCC. Here’s what to expect.
Today nearly every cellular phone in America will receive a message from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The message is to test the country’s emergency alert system. Here’s what you need to know about it and what time you can expect to receive the message.
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A viral app for Apple and Android phones has users going back to the era of dial-up modems and Bill Clinton. But it’s not exactly free.
The internet has a new trend: the AI-generated ’90s yearbook photo. It’s been hard to browse social media the last few days without seeing the artificially generated old-school snaps everywhere. But how can you create yours?
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