Weight-Loss Surgery Slashes Odds for Heart Attack in Very Obese People

By Cara Murez  HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Getting bariatric surgery may significantly help prevent heart attacks, strokes and angina in very obese people, a new study finds. The study participants were also affected by what’s known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which is often linked … Read more

Mercedes Slashes China EV Prices By Up to $33,000 as Sales Lag

Article content (Bloomberg) — Mercedes-Benz Group AG cut prices on two electric car models in China by as much as $33,000, as heated competition in the world’s biggest EV market impacts sales.  Article content The luxury automaker said in a statement on its website late Tuesday that it was reducing prices on certain models from … Read more

EW Stock: Edwards Slashes 2022 Profit Outlook, Citing Hospital, Dollar Challenges

Edwards Lifesciences (EW) slashed its profit outlook, leading EW stock to plummet Friday amid continued hospital staffing and exchange-rate challenges. X On today’s stock market, EW stock tumbled 17.9% to 70.87. For the year, the maker of heart products now expects to earn $2.40-$2.50 per share, down from its prior outlook for $2.50-$2.65. Edwards noted … Read more

Intel’s Mobileye slashes IPO valuation to below $16bn

Intel disclosed on Tuesday that it is targeting a maximum valuation of less than $16bn for the initial public offering of its Mobileye autonomous driving unit, as Wall Street continues to recoil from retreating tech stocks and other recently listed companies’ weak performance. Mobileye hopes to sell its shares for $18-$20 apiece, giving it a … Read more

Cevian slashes Vodafone stake as investors call for faster change

Europe’s largest activist investor Cevian Capital has slashed its stake in Vodafone as scepticism grows that the UK-based telecoms group will be able to reverse its sluggish performance amid a challenging economic backdrop. Cevian built a significant but undisclosed position in the FTSE 100 group last year through shares and derivatives, becoming one of the … Read more

IMF slashes world economy forecast as recession calls grow

This section is Presented This section was produced by the editorial department. The client was not given the opportunity to put restrictions on the content or review it prior to publication. by HSBC Breadcrumb Trail Links News FP Economy BMO Economics now sees odds of North American recession topping 50% IMF warns that for many … Read more

U.K. slashes taxes, hoping to spur growth. Critics worry about debt.

Britain’s new government on Friday announced a sweeping plan of tax cuts it said would be funded by borrowing and revenues generated by anticipated growth, as part of contentious moves to combat the cost-of-living crisis and bolster a faltering economy. But Treasury chief Kwasi Kwarteng offered few details on the cost of the program and … Read more

U.K. slashes personal, corporate taxes in bid to spur economic growth

The government’s two-pronged approach offers short-term help for homes and businesses struggling with soaring energy costs while betting that lower taxes will spur economic growth The government’s two-pronged approach offers short-term help for homes and businesses struggling with soaring energy costs while betting that lower taxes will spur economic growth Britain’s new government on September … Read more

New UK finance minister slashes taxes and hopes growth will pay for it

New finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng on Friday announced an economic agenda designed to thrust Britain out of a cycle of stagnation and into a new era of higher economic growth – but with a hefty bill attached. Kwarteng affirmed Prime Minister Liz Truss’s goal to double Britain’s trend rate of annual economic growth to 2.5% … Read more