How Medical Licensing Serves Big Pharma at the Expense of Public Health

Exclusive Sperm Donor Access For IVF Can Now Cost Up To $70,000 Sperm banks and donor-matching services are expanding premium options for patients undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF), offering greater control over donor selection, identity disclosure and the number of families permitted to use sperm from the same donor. These services are increasingly available to single women, same-sex couples and couples experiencing male infertility, according to Bloomberg. Traditional donor sperm can cost less than $2,000 per vial, excluding storage, shipping and fertility treatment. Premium donor services charge substantially more for screening,...

Caterpillar Erupts As Quarterly Sales Top $20 Billion For First Time Amid AI Data Center Boom Caterpillar shares jumped in pre-market trading after reporting a second-quarter beat, driven by strong growth in its heavy machinery, power and energy business amid the data center buildout, reshoring, and other activities reindustrializing the nation under the Trump administration. Revenue soared 24% from one year ago to $20.54 billion, exceeding the $19.01 billion Bloomberg consensus estimate. Machinery, power and energy revenue climbed 25% to $19.58 billion, while operating income surged 51% to $4.21 billion, well...