U.S. business sales fell 1.1% in June, led by a sharp drop in wholesale activity, while inventories were essentially unchanged and remained lean relative to sales.

The FDA approved Tauklarify for tau PET brain imaging in cognitively impaired adults being evaluated for Alzheimer’s disease, adding a new neurology asset to Lantheus’s radiopharmaceutical portfolio.

The University of Michigan’s preliminary August index fell to 51.0 from 55.2, with expectations weakening more than current conditions as one-year inflation expectations rose to 4.3%.

Falling energy and food prices offset higher service costs in July, giving the Federal Reserve another softer inflation reading ahead of its September policy meeting.

Initial unemployment claims rose by 9,000 in the week ended Aug. 8, but the four-week average held at 199,000 and continuing claims declined.

Sales fell for a second straight month even as NAR’s affordability index improved from a year earlier, with mortgage rates still high enough to restrain many buyers.

Core CPI rose 0.2% while energy prices fell 1.5%, giving the Fed a cooler inflation reading after a divided July policy vote.

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