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Invitae Acquires Health Tech Firm Ciitizen to Expand Patient Data Platform
Invitae CEO Sean George joins Cheddar News' Closing Bell to discuss the company's acquisition of Ciitizen for $325 million, and how its patient data platform will provide even better results for both patients and their doctors. Invitae works to aggregate results from the world's genetic tests into a single, easy-to-use service, and Ciitizen's global data platform will help Invitae become a health technology and software leader.
Salesforce to help workers leave states over abortion laws
The CEO of Salesforce said the company will help employees leave Texas, and he did so while retweeting a story linking the offer to concern about Texas’ new anti-abortion law.
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From Wall Street to Silicon Valley, these are the top stories that moved markets and had investors, business leaders, and entrepreneurs talking this week on Cheddar.
Crypto Remittances Crucial to El Salvador's Bitcoin Transition
Bitcoin officially became legal tender in El Salvador on Tuesday despite international skepticism and pushback. Measuring the success of that experiment requires looking at one of the main indicators in El Salvador's economy: remittances.
Tech Slide Pulls S&P 500 Down for Its 5th Straight Loss
Stocks gave up an early gain and turned lower Friday, remaining on track for weekly losses in this holiday-shortened week.
Vessel Runs Aground, Briefly Blocking Part of Suez Canal
A bulk carrier vessel became wedged Thursday in Egypt’s Suez Canal, briefly blocking traffic in one lane of crucial global waterway, Egyptian authorities said.
Even At Infamous Coyote Ugly Saloon, Service Industry Employee Shortage Is an Issue
While the notoriety of the Coyote Ugly Saloon chain has always ensured customers, it is facing a new issue: service industry worker shortages.
Stocks End Lower on Wall Street, Extending Weekly Losses
Stocks on Wall Street lost more ground Thursday after a small early gain faded, keeping the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq headed for their first weekly decline in three weeks.
U.S. Jobless Claims Reach a Pandemic Low as Economy Recovers
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 310,000, a pandemic low and a sign that the surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the delta variant has yet to lead to widespread layoffs.
