GE HealthCare’s $945 Million Sofie Deal Puts Diagnostics in the M&A Spotlight

GE HealthCare’s $945 million Sofie Biosciences acquisition deepens its diagnostics and radiopharmaceutical push as healthcare consolidation continues.

U.S. Services Growth Cools as ISM PMI Falls to 54.9

September’s ISM services PMI remains expansionary, but weaker activity and orders contrast with a recovering employment index.

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5.28% Treasury Yields Keep Gold Below $4,200 as Fed Rate-Cut Bets Lose Momentum

Kimberly-Clark and Three Dividend Aristocrats Continue Raising Payouts Through Market Turbulence

Kimberly-Clark’s rising dividend offers a defensive-income case study—but its historic transformation shows that payout consistency is not a risk shield.