Not long ago, celebrities who lived fast and died young would often succumb to recreational drugs — cocaine, heroin, amphetamines or good old booze. In more recent years, though, a growing list of celebrities — Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger, Brittany Murphy, Anna Nicole Smith — have died from combinations of legal drugs that were theoretically prescribed for troubles like anxiety, cold symptoms, insomnia and, above all, pain. The celebrity trend
Tesla Motors (TSLA) is going to make an announcement Friday. But it gave no hints as to what the maker of luxury electric cars and energy storage batteries will be saying. What will CEO Elon Musk talk about? Tesla could announce a firm launch date for the Model X SUV, or new details on the further-out mainstream Model 3 sedan. It could offer figures on Powerwall battery orders. (Cousin firm SolarCity (SCTY) is among the solar installers offering
Cybersecurity firm Rapid7 (RPD) raised $103 million with an initial public offering that priced late Thursday above the expected range. Boston-based Rapid7 priced 6.45 million shares at 16, above the expected range of 13 to 15. Rapid7 says that it has 3,900 customers globally. It reported revenue of $76 million in 2014, up 28%. It reported a net loss of $32.6 million, as sales and marketing expenses rose 53% to $49 million. Revenue in the first