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Danaher: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
WASHINGTON (AP) — WASHINGTON (AP) — Danaher Corp. (DHR) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $1.09 billion. The Washington-based company said it had profit of $1.49 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $2.14 per share. ...
Stryker: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
PORTAGE, Mich. (AP) — PORTAGE, Mich. (AP) — Stryker Corp. (SYK) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $546 million. The Portage, Michigan-based company said it had net income of $1.41 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $4.01 per share. ...
Utah Medical: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
MIDVALE, Utah (AP) — MIDVALE, Utah (AP) — Utah Medical Products Inc. (UTMD) on Tuesday reported net income of $2.9 million in its fourth quarter. The Midvale, Utah-based company said it had profit of 86 cents per share. The medical device maker posted revenue of...

How to organize your financial life ahead of natural disasters
NEW YORK (AP) — If you live in a part of the world prone to wildfires, floods, blizzards, tornadoes, or earthquakes, there are ways you can make sure you're financially prepared for disaster, beyond insurance. The Federal Emergency Management Association and the Red Cross advise...

Elon Musk says a third patient got a Neuralink brain implant. The work is part of a booming field
Elon Musk said a third person has received an implant from his brain-computer interface company Neuralink, one of many groups working to connect the nervous system to machines. “We've got ... three humans with Neuralinks and all are working well,” he said during a wide-ranging...

Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean leaves on crutches after injuring his left knee against the Packers
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean injured his left knee in the team's wild-card game Sunday against Green Bay and his status for the remainder of the playoffs is uncertain. Dean could be seen using crutches and with his left leg in a brace after the...

Marlins left-hander Braxton Garrett to miss 2025 season after elbow surgery
MIAMI (AP) — Marlins left-hander Braxton Garrett will miss the 2025 season after undergoing revision surgery with an internal brace on the ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow, the team said. The 27-year-old made just seven starts in 2024 after being limited by arm...

Pulse oximeters may misread oxygen levels in people of color. The FDA wants to change that
WASHINGTON (AP) — Makers of medical devices that quickly measure oxygen levels in the blood would have to gather extra data to show that their products work for patients of color, under a new federal proposal released Monday. The Food and Drug Administration's recommendations...
Today in History: January 3, the ‘Curse of the Bambino’ begins
Today is Friday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2025. There are 362 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 3, 1920, Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold the contract of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees, beginning a championship era for the Yankees and decades...

A fourth infant dies of the winter cold in Gaza as families share blankets in seaside tents
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A fourth infant has died of hypothermia in the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by nearly 15 months of war huddle in tents along the rainy, windswept coast as winter arrives. Jomaa al-Batran, 20 days old, was found...
