Morgan Stanley Private Equity Advisor Mary Deatherage joins the Barron Roundtable to discuss what retirement savings options will help generate income in a low-performing environment. Social Security benefits can go a long way toward providing a comfortable retirement, but many older adults rely too heavily on them. Your monthly checks …
Read More »Tagrisso and Other Cancer Drugs Give AstraZeneca One of Pharmaceutical Industry’s Rare Pandemic Sales Profits
In the context of several pharmaceutical companies that reported sales declines in the second quarter due to COVID-19, AstraZeneca represents a rare exception, thanks to the strong performance of its cancer drugs. In the second quarter, AZ’s oncology portfolio generated $ 2.61 billion, a 24% year-over-year increase with constant exchange …
Read More »Big Tech Defies Global Economic Consequences With Highly Successful Profits
Four of the largest US tech companies announced a big quarter for Big Tech on Thursday, against the backdrop of a slowdown in the global economy and deep financial pain for many of its customers and business partners. The graphical display of the business resilience of Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and …
Read More »Aaron Judge’s HR in ninth leads Yankees to 18th straight over O’s
BALTIMORE – So far in this weird baseball season, there has been a four-month shutdown due to a pandemic and a labor dispute, followed by countless rule changes and an ever-changing schedule. But one thing has remained the same: the Yankees don’t seem to lose to the Orioles. After the …
Read More »Mark Zuckerberg on why Facebook is really ‘behind’ its competition despite monopoly criticism
Facebook (FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg wasted no time on Wednesday explaining to lawmakers why he believes the company is not an illegal monopoly, during what was announced as a hearing in Congress to investigate antitrust concerns. However, the questioning was diverted into a mix of issues that included data privacy, …
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