Tag: Social issues
Merck, J&J, Bristol Myers Squibb CEOs face Senate drug price hearing
(L-R) Joaquin Duato, CEO of Johnson & Johnson, Robert Davis, CEO of Merck, and Chris Boerner, CEO of Bristol Myers Squibb, testify before the Sena [...]
Biogen drops Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm to focus on Leqembi, others
The Biogen headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023.Vanessa Leroy | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBiogen on Wednesday said it wil [...]
WWE boss Vince McMahon sued over alleged sexual assault, trafficking
Vince McMahon attends a press conference at MetLife Stadium on February 16, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.Michael N. Todaro | Getty ImagesWWE bo [...]
Retail CEO turnover soars, fewer women hold CEO jobs
Michelle Gass, chief executive officer of Kohls Corp., at the National Retail Federation Inc. annual honors in New York, Jan. 12, 2020.Bess Adler | Bl [...]
WWE boss Vince McMahon sued over sexual assault, trafficking
Vince McMahon attends a press conference at MetLife Stadium on February 16, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.Michael N. Todaro | Getty ImagesWWE bo [...]
Humana reports grim 2024 forecast due to soaring medical costs
Signage is displayed on a Humana Inc. office building in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019. Humana is scheduled to release earnings [...]
New York and California make retail theft top 2024 priority
The governors of New York and California announced sweeping plans to crack down on retail crime this week, as trade associations and police department [...]
Florida wins first FDA approval to import drugs from Canada
Pharmacist Thomas Jensen, looks over a prescription drug at the Rock Canyon pharmacy in Provo, Utah, May 9, 2019.George Frey | ReutersThe Food and Dru [...]
Medicare drug price negotiations what’s ahead in 2024
Activists protest the price of prescription drug costs in front of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) building on October 06, 2022 [...]
Over a half-billion dollars in rail freight stuck at Texas border
Major railroads Union-Pacific and BNSF, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, are urging the reopening of El Paso and Eagle Pass crossings so their frei [...]
BlackRock, AIIB among backers of Asia-focused Seraya Partners Fund I
Wind turbine blades rotate in the tidal flat in Yancheng city, Jiangsu province, China, November 18, 2023.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesTop global [...]
McDonald’s investor day highlights and top risks in 2024
The Ronald McDonald balloon floats down Central Park West during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 23, 2023, in New York City.Gary Hersho [...]
Biden administration asserts power to seize drug patents
President Joe Biden speaks about protecting Social Security, Medicare, and lowering prescription drug costs, during a visit to OB Johnson Park and Com [...]
Shein IPO: Lawmakers scrutinize forced labor
Lawmakers are ramping up their scrutiny of Shein after it confidentially filed to go public last week.One congressman who sits on a key committee is e [...]
CVS to change how it prices prescription drugs
A person walks by a CVS pharmacy store in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 15, 2021. Andrew Kelly | ReutersCVS Health on Tuesday said it will revam [...]