07:01 AM EST, 01/10/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Pacific Biosciences of California ( PACB ) said Friday it launched GutID, the first commercial human gut health test. The company said the test combines Intus Bio's strain-level resolution assay and AI-driven analysis with the company's sequencing accuracy. Shares of the company rose nearly 5% in premarket activity. ...

Jan 10 (Reuters) - Walgreens Boots Alliance ( WBA ) beat analysts' lowered expectations for first-quarter profit and maintained its annual forecast on Friday, as the healthcare company benefits from CEO Tim Wentworth's efforts to turn around its business. The company, which operates the second-biggest pharmacy chain in the U.S. and Boots stores in the UK, has launched multiple rounds...

(Reuters) - Walgreens Boots Alliance ( WBA ) beat analysts' lowered expectations for first-quarter profit and maintained its annual forecast on Friday, as the healthcare company benefits from CEO Tim Wentworth's efforts to turn around its business. The company's shares, which fell more than 60% in 2024, rose about 8.9% to $10.04 in premarket trading. The company, which operates the...

(Reuters) - Constellation Energy ( CEG ) said on Friday it would buy privately held Calpine Corp, a geothermal and natgas energy company, in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $26.6 billion including debt, sending Constellation's shares up 3.3%. The deal comes as electricity demand is expected to rise to record highs this year, according to data from the U.S. Energy...