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Before successful weight loss treatments such as Wegovy and Ozempic, the pharmaceutical path to treating obesity was strewn with failures dating back decades. 

JAB Holding took Panera Bread private in 2017 for $7.5 billion.

Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global shares jumped Friday.

Pfizer said it still plans to release phase two trial data on a once-a-day version of its weight loss drug, known as danuglipron, in the first half of 2024.

The move is a surprise from Amazon, given the company's Kuiper system aims to compete with Elon Musk's Starlink in the satellite broadband market.

The new contract will likely include significant pay raises as well as improvements to retirement benefits and scheduling.

Ulta Beauty reported a jump in sales year over year and said its chief financial officer would retire in April.

The lawsuits come as Novo Nordisk grapples with shortages of Wegovy and Ozempic in the U.S. due to skyrocketing demand. 

Nelson Peltz and his firm, Trian, are seeking multiple seats on Disney's board, triggering a proxy fight.

Shares of other biotech companies developing ADCs, which are among the hottest areas in the pharmaceutical industry, jumped on the news of the buyout.

Disney CEO Bob Iger acknowledged his company's movies have been too focused on messaging rather than strong storytelling.

Nashville hot chicken reputedly began in a humble kitchen in the 1930s. Now, the specialty chicken style has spread around the country.

More than 90 new hotels have been constructed in Nashville since 2013, contributing more than 14,000 rooms to the city's accommodation offerings.

Children in Ghana are harvesting cocoa used in Mars' M&M's and Snickers, according to a CBS News report.

The Nashville building boom is in full effect despite higher interest rates, higher home prices and a weaker national economy.

Angel Studios' "The Shift" was crowdfunded by 6,000 investors. It arrives in theaters Friday.

There has been a shift in interest toward Middle Tennessee as wealthy buyers look for the large acreage and rural lifestyle of a farm.

New billionaires made more of their fortunes from inheritance than from entrepreneurship in recent months, according to the UBS Billionaire Ambitions Report.

Mortgage rates in October rose sharply, with the average on the 30-year fixed loan briefly eclipsing 8%.

The one thing that experts, along with vaccine makers, can agree on is that low vaccination rates put people at risk of getting severe Covid infections.