Prenuvo adds new health tests to full-body scan, fresh funding round

Prenuvo’s clinic in New York City, New York. Courtesy of Prenuvo Preventative health startup Prenuvo on Thursday announced it will offer three new health assessments in addition to its flagship full-body MRI scan. The company is launching a detailed blood test, neurological scan and body composition analysis that was approved by the U.S. Food and … Read more

Bitcoin bulls plan long game for corporate America’s trillions in cash

Michael Saylor, chairman of MicroStrategy, speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, US, on Friday, July 26, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Last week, White House crypto czar David Sacks held his first press conference to discuss the future of crypto policy coming out of the Trump administration. While that will … Read more

PPI January 2025:

Customers shop for produce at an H-E-B grocery store on Feb. 12, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images A gauge of wholesale prices rose in January, indicating that pipeline inflation pressures are persisting and likely keeping the Federal Reserve on the sidelines regarding interest rate cuts. The producer price index, which measures … Read more

HOOD, DE, CSCO and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Robinhood — The digital trading platform rallied 13% after reporting stronger-than-expected revenue for the fourth quarter. Robinhood posted $1.01 billion in the period, coming above the LSEG consensus estimate of $944.6 million. MGM Resorts — The resorts and casinos stock jumped nearly 10%. The company posted … Read more

Musk will withdraw OpenAI bid if ChatGPT maker stays nonprofit: lawyers

Elon Musk will withdraw his $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI’s non-profit arm if the ChatGPT maker stops its conversion into a for-profit entity, according to a court filing. “If OpenAI, Inc.’s Board is prepared to preserve the charity’s mission and stipulate to take the ‘for sale’ sign off its assets by halting its conversion, Musk … Read more

How America became so car dependent

Cars dominate America. About 92% of U.S. households have access to a car. But only about 55% of Americans have access to public transit. And only about 3.5% take advantage of the options available. The average American drives twice as much as the average German, said Peter Norton, a professor at the University of Virginia. The … Read more

China biopharma deals rise with Summit, Merck

A worker is working on a drug production line at the production workshop of a pharmaceutical company in Meishan, China, on January 30, 2024. \ Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images A little-known biotech company stunned the biopharmaceutical industry last spring when it declared an “unprecedented” achievement: its experimental cancer drug looked more effective than … Read more

CVS gets an upgrade to buy from Leerink Partners after pharmacy operator’s strong earnings

CVS Health has more room to run even as the broader health care segment remains troubled, according to Leerink Partners. Leerink upgraded the pharmacy operator and benefits manager to outperform from market perform and raised its price target to $75 per share from $55. Leerink’s new forecast calls for about 19% upside from Wednesday’s close. … Read more