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Woman with Signos wearable and appSource: SignosThe Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first-ever glucose monitoring system specifically for weight loss from the startup Signos, establishing a new option for Americans to manage their weight. Current treatment options for losing weight – popular drugs like GLP-1s and surgical interventions – are typically limited to patients with obesity or a certain BMI. Obesity drugs such as Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Zepbound can also be difficult to access due to their high costs, limited U.S. insurance coverage and constrained supply.But now, any patient can purchase a Signos membership to…

In an aerial view, a Target store is seen on August 11, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesTarget will report fiscal second-quarter earnings before the bell on Wednesday, as investors look for signs that the struggling discounter is getting back on track.Here’s what Wall Street expects for the company’s most recent three-month period, according to a survey of analysts by LSEG:Earnings per share: $2.03 expectedRevenue: $24.93 billion expectedThe Minneapolis-based retailer’s annual sales have been roughly stagnant for about four years. Shares of Target have tumbled about 60% from their all-time high in late 2021.The big-box retailer’s problems…

Millions of taxpayers are unable to get through to live help through the Internal Revenue Service’s toll-free phone lines, even when the IRS claims its average wait times are only about three minutes, according to a new report.The report, from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, assessed the IRS’s efforts to improve toll-free telephone access and reduce taxpayers’ wait times when calling for assistance. TIGTA noted that every year, millions of taxpayers seek assistance from the IRS via its toll-free and international telephone lines. The IRS offers services such as answering federal tax questions, ordering tax forms, providing taxpayers…