Candy Prices Are Way Up — But That’s Not Scaring Americans Away From Buying Tons of Halloween Candy This Year

Published on October 16, 2026

Chocolate prices are up 15.5% this season. But that hasn't stopped people from filling their trick-or-treat bowls.

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New treatment for inflammatory bowel disease lands Microbiotica €42 million

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Microbiotica, a British clinical-stage biopharma company developing a pipeline of orally-dosed, precision microbiome medicines, today announces the first close of a €42 million (£36 million) Series C financing.The financing was led by British Business Bank, with participation from Tencent, IP Group, Cambridge Innovation Capital, Flerie Invest, and Seventure Partners. All existing Series B investor

OPINION: How founders can stop wasting time on fundraising

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Any founder who has raised money knows what investor due diligence feels like from the receiving end. The questions about the model, the customer contracts, the gap in your CV, the calls to people you worked with years ago. Investors do that work because they are making a long-term bet on your abilities.However, the same isn’t true in reverse. In two decades supporting founders as they raise, I ha