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Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Alkermes — The biotech company dropped 9% as traders weighed phase 2 trial results for its ALKS 2680 drug, which aims to treat narcolepsy. While the company will be advancing the drug to a Phase 3 trial, a higher range of doses or a split dosing regimen may be required to achieve effectiveness in some patients. Bank stocks — The group rose broadly as Treasury yields declined, lifting the Dow Jones Industrial Average to all-time highs. Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase rose 3.8% and 1%, respectively. The Financial Select Sector SPDR…

Federal student loan borrowers can have their remaining debts forgiven after making payments for 20 or 25 years on income-driven repayment plans. But as of Jan. 1, 2026, that debt forgiveness could come with a massive tax liability that would undercut much of the benefit the forgiveness offers for millions of borrowers, advocates warn.Student debt forgiveness has been exempt from federal income tax since the passage of the American Rescue Plan in 2021. That provision expires at the end of 2025 though, so without a regulatory change, borrowers who receive loan forgiveness through IDR programs will owe federal income tax on…

The Finnish forward was brought to the Reds by Gerard Houllier in January 2001 and would go on to make 43 appearances and score nine goals for the club he had supported since childhood.In doing so, he sported one of the lesser-spotted jersey numbers – the first, and one of only four men, to have used it in the Premier League era for LFC.“I was five years old when I started following Liverpool and my first idol was Kevin Keegan,” Litmanen recently told FourFourTwo of his arrival and shirt choice at Anfield.“When he moved to Hamburg, I couldn’t watch him…

The UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, has accused major European powers, including the UK, Italy and Germany, of complicity in the genocide in Gaza and warned that their government officials should face legal consequences. In an interview with the Expert Witness podcast on 3 November, Albanese discussed the findings of her latest report, titled Gaza Genocide: A Collective Crime, where she cited evidence of the alleged responsibility of 63 states for enabling Israeli breaches of international law.  Despite overwhelming evidence of genocide and mass atrocities in Gaza and the West Bank, Europe’s most powerful states continue to provide diplomatic,…

Toyota’s battery manufacturing plant in Liberty, North Carolina, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. Allison Joyce | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesToyota Motor on Wednesday said it has started production at a new $13.9 billion battery plant in North Carolina and confirmed plans to invest up to $10 billion more than previously expected over the next five years in the United States.The Japanese automaker did not release details about the increased investment other than Toyota Motor North America CEO Tetsuo Ogawa calling it a “pivotal moment” in the company’s history along with the new battery plant, according to a release.The facility…

A sinister effort is underway to paint independent Muslim MPs as sectarian and illegitimate. Middle East Eye analyses this new and bigoted discourseFrom time to time in politics a word or phrase suddenly becomes fashionable. One famous example concerns the term “weapons of mass destruction”, which became ubiquitous in early 2003.  This pseudo-scientific formulation sounded impressive. The media bought into it. It gave credibility to the false claims made by George W Bush and Tony Blair to justify the invasion of Iraq. In the aftermath of the invasion the world learnt that there had been no weapons of mass destruction.…

Waymo robotaxis will now take passengers on freeways in three major U.S. cities, marking a major milestone for the driverless, ride-hailing company.Alphabet-owned Waymo on Wednesday said it will begin offering those types of trips in the San Francisco, Phoenix and Los Angeles markets “when a freeway route is meaningfully faster.” The Google sister company will gradually extend freeway trips to more riders and locations over time.Although Waymo’s driverless cars have previously taken passengers on smaller highways and side streets, Wednesday’s expansion marks the first time the company will take payment from public riders to go on freeways with higher speed…

Sahel application exceeds three million users, completing over 120 million digital transactions KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Affairs, Omar Saud Al-Omar, highlighted that Kuwait has entered a new phase of digital transformation through the Sahel platform, moving from fragmented government services toward fully integrated digital journeys designed around citizens’ real-life events rather than isolated transactions. During the Sahel Forum 2 held on Wednesday, he explained that the ultimate goal is for government entities to “speak with one voice and serve the user with one step.” Al-Omar cited the newborn journey as a prime example of…

Notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said of President Donald Trump, “I know how dirty donald is,” in a 2018 email thread about Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen having pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations and agreed to cooperate in a federal investigation of the president.Epstein made that remark about Trump to Kathryn Ruemmler, a lawyer who served as White House counsel under former President Barack Obama. Ruemmler is currently chief legal officer and general counsel at Goldman Sachs.The email thread, which CNBC has not independently verified, is among more than 20,000 documents obtained from Epstein’s estate through…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday praised Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s willingness to question established science and embrace nontraditional voices in the health care space, saying that often throughout history, “all the experts were wrong.”In remarks in a fireside chat between the two men at a “Make America Healthy Again” summit in the nation’s capital, Vance also propped up Kennedy’s MAHA movement, saying it has been “a critical part of our success in Washington.”Vance’s words show how Kennedy, whose wrecking-ball approach to public health agencies and longstanding vaccine skepticism have made him a polarizing figure…