Takeda’s purchase of pharmaceutical company Shire resulted in the largest revenue growth among the top 10 major deals in recent years, according to a December 2025 report on corporate acquisitions from digital business card provider Wave Connect. The pharmaceutical business raised its $2.1 billion turnover to nearly $13 billion, growing 43% each year since the…
Every year, approximately 600 million people around the world become sick after eating contaminated food. That’s nearly 1 in 10 people globally. Even more alarming is that 420,000 of those cases result in death. This staggering public health crisis costs low and middle income countries an estimated $110 billion annually in lost productivity and medical…
Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest returns for its 53rd year as America’s most-watched New Year’s Eve celebration. The 2026 broadcast represents the show’s most ambitious effort yet, expanding by an additional 90 minutes and featuring an unprecedented 42 superstar performers across multiple cities. Last year’s midnight moment drew more than 29…
The United States recorded nearly 28,000 whooping cough cases in 2025, marking the second consecutive year surpassing 25,000 infections. While this represents a decrease from last year’s peak of 35,493 cases, it remains significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels. In 2023, only 7,063 cases were reported, making the current surge particularly alarming. The last time numbers…
