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Latest: Big Dreams Come Back to Bite New York Community Bank
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Latest: Big Dreams Come Back to Bite New York Community Bank

During last spring’s banking crisis, when a competing lender went under, New York Community Bank pounced, acquiring a big chunk of its business. Now, it is paying dearly for that decision.The pain stems largely from a weakening commercial real estate market that impelled NYCB — which operates more than 400 branches under brands including Flagstar Bank — to admit to mounting losses. In a piece of symmetry with last year’s crisis, the bank said its newfound size after the acquisition of Signature Bank, had accelerated its troubles by forcing it to keep more money on hand, crimping its profitability and prompting it to consider selling distressed assets sooner than it might have preferred.Over the past week, fears that such pressure could be too much for the bank to bear broke into the open, ...
Latest: Bell Media planning cuts to CTV, BNN Bloomberg following BCE layoffs, sale of 45 radio stations | CBC News
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Latest: Bell Media planning cuts to CTV, BNN Bloomberg following BCE layoffs, sale of 45 radio stations | CBC News

Bell Media is ending multiple television newscasts and making other programming cuts after its parent company announced widespread layoffs and the sale of 45 of its 103 regional radio stations.News stations such as CTV and BNN Bloomberg would be affected immediately, according to an internal memo sent to Bell Media employees on Thursday.The memo, signed by Dave Daigle, vice-president of local TV, radio and Bell Media Studios, and Richard Gray, vice-president of news at Bell Media, said weekday noon newscasts at all CTV stations except Toronto would end.It is also scrapping its 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts on weekends at all CTV and CTV2 stations except Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa.Daigle and Gray said "multi-skilled journalists" would replace news correspondent and technician teams reporti...
How Healthcare Affects the Economy (and Vice Versa)
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How Healthcare Affects the Economy (and Vice Versa)

Healthcare. Economy. Two seemingly separate worlds, right? Wrong! They're more entangled than a stethoscope cord, each influencing the other in a complex tango of health and wealth. So, let's peek behind the curtain and explore the fascinating dance between healthcare and the economic stage. The Healthy Worker, the Prosperous Nation: Think of a workforce as a machine. When its gears are well-oiled and healthy, it hums with productivity, driving economic growth. But when illness strikes, the gears grind, output stalls, and the whole system sputters. This is precisely why healthy citizens translate to a thriving economy. Reduced Absenteeism: A workforce battling illness spends more time at home and less at work, leading to decreased productivity and financial losses for both em...
Your Guide to the Zacks Industry Rank
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Your Guide to the Zacks Industry Rank

Investing can feel like navigating a jungle gym of confusing metrics and dizzying charts. But amidst the financial foliage, the Zacks Industry Rank stands out as a beacon of clarity. It's like a personalized tour guide, whispering sweet nothings (or harsh realities) about the industries you're considering. But how does this ranking work, and what whispers should you listen to? Let's delve into the fascinating world of Zacks Industry Ranks! The Nuts and Bolts: Zacks Industry Rank  The Zacks Industry Rank is a simple, straightforward number assigned to each of the 265 industry groups tracked by Zacks. These numbers range from 1 (the best!) to 265 (the... not-so-good). But how do these ranks magically appear? Buckle up, because here comes the fun part: The Average Zacks Rank: Imagi...
Why Gilead Sciences Stock Nosedived on Monday
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Why Gilead Sciences Stock Nosedived on Monday

NASDAQ: Gilead Sciences (GILD), a sturdy in the drug area, encountered a difficult day in the stock trade this Monday. Financial backers answered disheartening clinical preliminary outcomes for one of its investigational drugs by driving the organization's portion cost somewhere around more than 10%, even as the more extensive S&P 500 list shut emphatically, acquiring almost 0.3%. Gilead Sciences Stock down on Monday Image credits: https://www.tradingview.com/ The difficulty happened in a late-stage preliminary for Trodelvy, a supported malignant growth drug. Gilead wanted to include patients with advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who had progressed after platinum-based chemotherapy and checkpoint inhibitor therapy in the scope of its FDA approval. Sad...
The J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference: A Who’s Who of Industry Titans Shaping the Future
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The J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference: A Who’s Who of Industry Titans Shaping the Future

42nd J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference 2024 Mark your calendars, healthcare innovators! The J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, the undisputed Davos of the healthcare world, is back and bigger than ever. From January 8th to 11th, 2024, San Francisco will become a buzzing hive mind of leading executives, investors, and thought leaders, all eager to dissect the future of healthcare. But with such a star-studded line-up, where do you even begin? Worry not, curious souls, for this blog will serve as your ultimate guide to the conference's most distinguished panelists. Leading the charge are the keynote speakers: Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase: This financial titan and industry veteran will undoubtedly offer his unique perspective on the intersection of healthcare and...
Why Healthcare Bankruptcies are Spiraling Out of Control?
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Why Healthcare Bankruptcies are Spiraling Out of Control?

The American Dream on Life Support: Why Healthcare Bankruptcies are Spiraling Out of Control In the land of opportunity, a silent tragedy is unfolding. Millions of Americans are drowning in a sea of medical debt, their hopes for a healthy future dashed against the jagged rocks of soaring healthcare costs. This isn't a fictional tale of dystopia; it's the harsh reality for countless families struggling to navigate the labyrinthine American healthcare system. And the consequences are dire: bankruptcies fueled by medical bills are on the rise, leaving a trail of financial devastation and shattered dreams. A recent article in the Financial Times (https://www.ft.com/content/65dfbc81-2641-48fa-a40a-647076943194: https://www.ft.com/content/65dfbc81-2641-48fa-a40a-647076943194) paints a stark ...
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