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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…

If it feels like there are a lot of new drinks on restaurant menus, it’s because there are.Driven by younger consumers who crave customized, cold beverages, chains from Dunkin’ to Dutch Bros, Starbucks and McDonald’s are answering the call.The number of beverages offered by the top 500 chains has increased by more than 9% in the last year, according to Technomic’s 2025 Away-From-Home Beverage Navigator Report. Companies have leaned even more into cold drinks. Offerings like specialty coffees and energy drinks have seen the most growth on menus over the past two years, as hot coffee and tea beverages on…

The Financial Accounting Foundation’s Board of Trustees has selected Dalia O. Blass to serve as its new board chair and appointed Erin Hill as the FAF’s new executive director.Blass’s three-year term as chair starts Jan. 1, 2026. She will also be eligible for a second three-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2029. Blass succeeds current FAF chair Edward C. Bernard, whose term concludes on Dec. 31, 2025. She is the senior investment management partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, where she leads the investment management practice providing strategic and regulatory advice to asset managers, funds, fund boards, and service providers on…

Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer attend “Stranger Things” and Award Presentation To The Duffer Brothers (Variety Showrunner Award) during Day 1 of the 13th SCAD TVfest on February 05, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.Paras Griffin | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesThe masterminds behind the hit Netflix series “Stranger Things” have inked a new deal.The Duffer Brothers, the creative team of Matt and Ross Duffer, signed an exclusive four-year agreement with Paramount, newly merged with Skydance, for feature films, television and streaming projects.Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.The Duffer Brothers’ contract with Netflix ends in April 2026. Upon that…