Roche weight loss drug shows promising results in early trial

A logo at the Roche Holding AG headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024.Bloomberg | Getty ImagesRoche on Thursday said its experimental weight loss drug showed promising results in an early-stage trial, boosting the company's bid to compete in the booming market for those treatments.The Swiss company joined...

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Wayfair to open first large store outside of Chicago

Wayfair store in Wilmette, Illinois.Courtesy: WayfairWhat retail apocalypse?Online home goods retailer Wayfair is opening its first namesake store, near Chicago, following a string of other digitally native companies that have turned to brick-and-mortar for growth. In an ironic twist for a company that became a $12 billion powerhouse by persuading...

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Netflix ad tier has 40 million users

Rafael Enrique | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesNetflix's cheaper, ad-supported tier has amassed 40 million global monthly active users, the company said Wednesday.That's nearly double the 23 million figure the streaming giant shared in January.Separately, Netflix announced it would launch its own advertising platform and no longer partner with Microsoft...

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