Oracle to buy medical records company Cerner in its biggest acquisition ever
The acquisition will help Oracle add health-care offerings to its cloud services.
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Senate will vote on Biden's social spending plan next year despite Manchin's opposition
Chuck Schumer said the Senate will vote on the Build Back Better Act, but it is unclear if Democrats can revive the social and climate plan in any form.
Himalayan glaciers are melting at an extraordinary rate, research finds
Rapid ice melt from the Himalayan glaciers threatens agriculture and water supply for millions of people in South Asia.
Businesses, Republican states ask Supreme Court to halt Biden vaccine and testing mandate
President Biden is pushing for the mandates as the highly transmissible omicron variant spreads around the world, threatening a new wave of the Covid pandemic.
GM to start shipping $113,000 electric Hummer pickups to customers
The new truck is the first to incorporate the Detroit automaker's Ultium platform, motors and batteries, all of which GM developed in-house.
Federal appeals court reinstates Biden administration's business vaccine and testing mandate
A federal appeals court has reinstated the Biden administration's vaccine and testing requirement for private businesses that covers about 80 million workers.
10 media execs, under the cloak of anonymity, predict 2022's industry-shaking events
Media executives anonymously predicted 2022's industry-shifting events, including Bob Iger coming back as Disney CEO and Shari Redstone selling ViacomCBS.
'Spider-Man: No Way Home' snares $121.5 million during Friday debut, on pace for $250 million domestic opening
Between Thursday previews and Friday showtimes, the latest "Spider-Man: No Way Home" has tallied $121.5 million in ticket sales domestically.
Southwest CEO tests positive for Covid days after unmasked Senate hearing with other airline chiefs
The Senate hearing lasted more than three hours and witnessnes and lawmakers weren't wearing masks.
What investors should know about investing in thematic ETFs, according to two pros
"The mistake that some investors might be making is thinking of thematic investing as only looking at technology," says Global X's Jay Jacobs.
How to refresh your home office space as return-to-work plans stall
Omicron forced some employers to push back return-to-work dates again. As a new year begins, it’s time for a new look at home.
Bitcoin 'may not last that much longer,' academic warns
The future of bitcoin is anyone's guess, but one academic has warned that the world's most popular cryptocurrency could fade out in the near future.
New York state reports highest number of daily Covid cases of entire pandemic at more than 21,000
The state recorded 21,027 positive Covid tests on Thursday, about 8% of total reported test results.
NFL will postpone some games over Covid surge
The expected move by the NFL comes as the NHL has said it will postpone the games of several hockey teams due to a rise in Covid cases.
10-year Treasury yield falls to 1.4% amid caution over omicron variant
U.S. Treasury yields inched lower on Friday morning, as investors remained cautious over the spread of the omicron variant.
Pfizer executives say Covid could become endemic by 2024
Endemic means the coronavirus will not disappear but rather will become a constant presence like the flu.
JPMorgan hit with $200 million in fines for letting employees use WhatsApp to evade regulators' reach
Regulators announced Friday that JPMorgan Securities admitted to bookkeeping failures and agreed to pay $200 million to settle the charges.
GM president hints at strategy disagreement with departed Cruise CEO Dan Ammann
It's unclear at this time what lead to Dan Ammann's abrupt departure, which comes ahead of commercialization plans for Cruise.
Trump says American Jews 'either don't like Israel or don't care about Israel' in new interview
"Evangelical Christians love Israel more than the Jews in this country," said Donald Trump, who argued President Biden undercut Israel's sway over Congress.
Asana CEO Moskovitz is buying the dip in his software company's stock during a roller-coaster year
Asana was the year's top tech stock until the correction hit in early November. CEO Dustin Moskovitz has used the pullback to add to his position.
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