Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Friday’s key moments. Jobs data weighs on stocks We’re buying more JNJ Quick takes on our chip and pharma names 1. Jobs data weighs on stocks Stocks slipped Friday morning as Wall Street
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Conagra delivered net sales of $2.9bn in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, a 9.5% increase over the period one year ago and up just over 24% compared to the same quarter three years ago (ie. pre-pandemic). A 9.7% increase in organic net sales was driven by a 14.3% improvement in price/mix, which was partially offset by a 4.6% decrease
CNN — The breast cancer death rate in the United States has dropped significantly, but Black women continue to be more likely to die from the disease despite having a lower incidence of it, according to a new American Cancer Society report. The study published this week in the CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
A patient receives a Covid-19 vaccine booster shot at a Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination clinic in Southfield, Michigan, on Sept. 29, 2021. Emily Elconin | Reuters Covid vaccines prevented at least 330,000 deaths and nearly 700,000 hospitalizations among adult Medicare recipients in 2021, the Health and Human Services Department said in a new report published Friday. The
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the acquisition comes after Walmart first partnered with Alert Innovation in 2016 and began piloting the firm’s Alphabot System technology at one of its micro fulfillment centers in Salem, New Hampshire in 2019. Alert’s robotic Alphabot system is an automated e-grocery fulfillment solution that utilizes omnidirectional robots
CNN — In an emergency, everyone is taught to call 911, an alert for the fire department, emergency medical services or police to help. But what if the caller doesn’t need help because of a fire, accident or crime? As one recent caller to the 911 center in Durham, North Carolina, said: “I feel kind
Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, August 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a vaccine for use in the third trimester of pregnancy to prevent whooping cough in newborn infants. The vaccine, called Boostrix, is made by
Rather than requiring minimum amounts of nutrients to encourage, which critics say has tended to encourage fortified junk food rather than a switch to a healthier dietary pattern, the proposed rule reflects “current nutrition science and the Dietary Guidelines” by requiring foods to contain a certain amount of food (a ‘food group equivalent’) from at least one
Is there anyone who isn’t aware of breast cancer? Since 1985, cancer-related nonprofits, along with pharmaceutical firms and other businesses, have sponsored an international campaign to observe October as “Breast Cancer Awareness Month.” During these weeks, the public is bombarded with awareness and education messaging featuring the campaign’s symbol, a pink ribbon. A wave of
CNN — Covid-19 vaccinations could save thousands of lives and billions of dollars this winter. A new analysis suggests that if more people in the United States get their booster by the end of the year, about 90,000 Covid-19 deaths could be prevented this fall and winter. But if booster vaccinations continue at their current
Vivian James Rigney is no casual traveler. The executive coach and speaker has visited more than 80 countries and lived on three continents. He’s also climbed the highest mountains on all seven continents, the so-called Seven Summits. It’s a feat that took him 14 years — one, he estimates, that fewer than 1,000 people have
Plant-based meat: Layoffs at Impossible Foods as new CEO restructures to ‘grow and evolve’ In an email to staff seen by FoodNavigator-USA Thursday evening, CEO Peter McGuinness – who took the helm at the plant-based meat co in April – said the “well-capitalized” firm had “a strong balance sheet” and is “now the fastest growing plant-based
An investigation has found that widespread abuse of players in U.S. women’s professional soccer existed despite some of the behavior of coaches being “an open secret.” Based on more than 200 interviews, the report – led by former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates – highlighted systemic verbal and emotional abuse against players, and sexual
CNN — The pandemic has been tough, but the return to in-person schooling has also been emotionally difficult for Mary Norris’ 12-year-old daughter. Norris says her daughter was bullied relentlessly at the school she attended last year in Fresno, California, near where her father lives. So she transferred to a school in Madera, where her
sturti | E+ | Getty Images Don’t be surprised if you spend more time this year picking health-care benefits during open enrollment season. Between rising inflation, policy-specific changes and employees wanting more health-care services, many people won’t be clicking the exact same boxes as last year. Last year during open enrollment — generally in the
The new paper was published in the journal Gut Microbes. It was the work of a multinational team of experts from Belgium, Ireland, Italy, France, Mexico, Singapore and Vietnam. ISAPP definition One of the questions hovering over research into postbiotics is what is meant by that term. Some researchers and product developers active in the
COVID-19 has rightfully dominated infectious disease news since 2020. However, that doesn’t mean other infectious diseases took a break. In fact, U.S. rates of infection by gonorrhea have risen during the pandemic. Unlike COVID-19, which is a new virus, gonorrhea is an ancient disease. The first known reports of gonorrhea date from China in 2600
CNN — An overwhelming majority of people in the United States think the country is experiencing a mental health crisis, according to a new survey from CNN in partnership with the Kaiser Family Foundation. Nine out of 10 adults said they believed that there’s a mental health crisis in the US today. Asked to rate
US President Joe Biden addresses the nation at the White House in Washington, DC on June 24, 2022 following the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris highlighted the GOP’s push to roll back access to abortion in
Since launching in 2016, Partake has raised $19m with founder and CEO Denise Woodard as the first Black woman to raise more than $1m publicly for a CPG food startup, according to the company. The funding round was led by a diverse group of investors supporting Black, brown, and female leadership including Cleveland Ave’s CAST
CNN — The experimental Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab made big news last week when the companies testing it released trial results that showed the drug met its goals, making it one of the first dementia drugs to return positive results. In a randomized, placebo-controlled study of nearly 1,800 people who were in the early stages of
We’re selling 20 shares of Humana (HUM) at roughly $504.02 each. Following Tuesday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 100 shares of HUM, decreasing its weighting to 1.83% from 2.19%. Here’s a look at the factors behind our small Humana sale, starting with the S & P 500 being on track for its largest two-day rally