Monthly Archives: September 2022

Biogen soars 43% after its Alzheimer’s drug helps slow down cognitive decline in late-stage study

Xinhua/Wang Ying/ Getty Images Biogen soared 43% on Wednesday after the company’s Alzheimer’s drug showed solid results in slowing the cognitive decline of patients.The drug, lecanemab, slowed cognitive decline by 27% after 18 months in a phase three clinical trial.The anti-amyloid drug helps remove plaque from the brain that is thought to play a role…

Explosions at Nord Stream gas pipelines signal escalation to ‘hybrid war’ as Russia weaponizes energy, analyst says

Daniel Reinhardt/Picture Alliance via Getty Images, Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images The Nord Stream pipeline explosions are a major escalation of the energy crisis, according to analyst Simone Tagliapietra.  “Today, Russia brought its energy weaponisation against Europe to the next level: from economic to hybrid war,” tweeted the senior fellow at the think tank Bruegel. The EU…

A Marriott resort in Tennessee will pay $630,000 after allegations it discriminated against 250 Black, Asian, and female job applicants

Alistair Berg/Getty Images, Yuriko Nakao/Getty Images The DOL says an investigation found a Marriott resort discriminated against Black, Asian, and female job applicants. The hotel and conference center will pay $630,000 to settle the allegations, which it didn’t admit to or deny. The Nashville resort will also offer jobs to 49 affected applicants, the DOL…

Getting a mortgage while self-employed can be a challenge. Here are 7 ways to improve your chances

Insider’s experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). In some cases, we receive a commission from our our partners, however, our opinions are our own. Terms apply to offers listed on this page. A self-employed borrower may have a more difficult time proving their income…

Gavin Newsom says Joe Biden is ‘hard-wired for a different world’ of ‘compromise’ that’s gone

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a news conference on June 24, 2022. Rich Pedroncelli/AP California Gov. Gavin Newsom says taking on MAGA Republicans doesn’t come naturally to Joe Biden. “He’s hardwired for a different world, but that world is gone,” he said on MSNBC. “We’ve got to hold them accountable,” he said of far-right…

Trump told Chris Christie that he would condemn white supremacists but not right away because ‘a lot of these people vote’: book

Chris Christie, left, and Donald Trump. REUTERS/Scott Audette Trump did not want to condemn white supremacists right away during his 2016 campaign. That’s according to NYT’s Maggie Haberman’s forthcoming book, “Confidence Man.” Trump told Chris Christie that “a lot of these people vote,” referring to white supremacists. Then-2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump did not…

3 IBM employees share how mentorship and connection to their heritage helped shape their careers

From left to right: IBM employees Romelia Flores, Robert Loredo, and Catherine Treviño. Courtesy of IBM In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we asked three IBM employees to share their experiences. Romelia Flores is an IBM distinguished engineer and a master inventor currently on IBM’s client engineering team based in Dallas, Texas. Robert Loredo…

Trump asked British Prime Minister Theresa May to ‘imagine if some animals with tattoos raped your daughter’ in conversation about abortion: book

Then-President Donald Trump chats with British Prime Minister Theresa May at the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan on June 28, 2019. Stefan Rousseau/PA Images via Getty Images A new book from Maggie Haberman details Trump’s first meeting with UK Prime Minister Theresa May. He reportedly brought up abortion, saying “imagine if some animals with tattoos…