Mifepristone, also known as RU-486, is a medication typically used in combination with misoprostol to bring about a medical abortion during pregnancy and manage early miscarriage. Soumyabrata Roy | Nurphoto | Getty Images The drug company Danco Laboratories on Friday asked the Supreme Court to review the case challenging the legality of the abortion pill
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In this article TGT M DKS LOW FL ULTA DLTR TJX WMT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Anti-theft locked beauty products with customer service button at Walgreens pharmacy, Queens, New York. Lindsey Nicholson | Universal Images Group | Getty Images A range of retailers are again blaming shrink as one of the reasons they
In this article DIS WBD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A scene from the “Barbie” movie. Courtesy: Warner Bros. Hollywood bet big on blockbuster franchise sequels to revive its summer cinema business, but it was fresh fare like “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” that fueled the industry’s haul of $4 billion, a 19% jump from last
In this article DIS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Illustration by Elham Ataeiazar After pushing back his retirement four times, Bob Iger finally made the leap. On Feb. 25, 2020, he announced he would step down as Disney’s CEO. His hand-picked successor, Bob Chapek, then Disney’s parks chairman, would take over the day-to-day job
In this article WBD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Timothee Chalamet and Rebecca Ferguson star in Denis Villeneuve’s remake of “Dune.” Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Discovery is preparing investors for the effects of the writers’ and actors’ strikes if they continue through the end of this year. The company, in a Tuesday securities filing,
Michael Nason, 29, left, and Donna Nason, 25, right, both of Bakersfield are wearing a face mask in Union Station on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, in Los Angeles, CA. COVID-19 making a comeback in California. Francine Orr | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images An uptick in Covid cases and hospitalizations in the U.S., and
Actor Karen Brown walks the picket line with fellow SAG-AFRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers in front of Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California, July 17, 2023. Mike Blake | Reuters Hollywood’s labor pool is taking a hit as the dual strikes by actors and writers drag on. The film, TV and
In this article STLA GM F Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Members of the United Auto Workers union hold a rally and practice picket near a Stellantis plant in Detroit, Aug. 23, 2023. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT – United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain appears ready to fire up the picket lines. The
In this article WBA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Rosalind “Roz” Brewer Jason Redmond | Afp | Getty Images Walgreens Boots Alliance said Friday that Roz Brewer had stepped down as the company’s chief executive. She also left the company’s board, effective Thursday. The decision was mutual, according to a news release. Brewer and
In this article SBUX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Starbucks’ iced pumpkin cream chai tea latte. Source: Starbucks In most of the U.S., tree foliage is green and temperatures are warm. But for many restaurants and retailers, fall is already here. Halloween candy and pumpkin spice lattes used to wait until after Labor Day
In this article CMCSA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Valerie Macon | Afp | Getty Images LOS ANGELES — Christopher Nolan’s films, from “The Dark Knight” to “Inception,” have been a force at the box office for a solid two decades. But “Oppenheimer,” the director’s R-rated historical drama about the man who spearheaded the
Kubra Cavus | Istock | Getty Images The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled the first 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to price negotiations between manufacturers and Medicare, kicking off a controversial process that aims to make costly medications more affordable for older Americans. President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which passed in a