US Appeals Court sides with drugmakers on discount program
Drugmakers win battle in Third Circuit Court of Appeals over Health Resources and Services Administration, as courts decided HRSA went beyond the law with regulatory overreach.
Russia boosts China trade to counter Western sanctions
Russia and China have spent years building stronger economic ties, including a $55 billion gas pipeline and Russia’s increased usage of China’s yuan.
Goldman Sachs’ David Solomon latest CEO hit with pay cut
Goldman Sachs CEO joins Apple’s Tim Cook as latest industry CEO hit with pay cut.
FDA calls on Congress to create new regulations for hemp-derived CBD products
The FDA said Thursday that there are still too many unknowns about the burgeoning market for CBD products to regulate them as either food or supplements.
China solar panel shipments scrutinized over forced Uyghur labor
Customs and Border Protection is scrutinizing imports from China's Xinjiang region under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. Solar panels are the most commonly flagged product.
Where's the beef from? Bipartisan senators call for country of origin labels on beef products
Lawmakers offered the bipartisan American Beef Labeling Act to reinstate mandatory country-of-origin labeling rules for beef products to promote transparency for consumers.
Janet Yellen prioritizes South Africa's green energy transition during visit
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, during her 10-day visit, brought attention to South Africa's shift to using green energy sources Thursday.
Juul in deal talks with three tobacco giants
Juul is looking for a new backer as FDA order banning its vaporette remains in limbo pending trial. Talks have included Philip Morris, Japan Tobacco Group, and Altria.
Maersk and MSC to end 2M global shipping alliance
Maersk and MSC will end 2M Shipping alliance in 2025; comes as supply chain issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic have alleviated and global demand for trade has fallen.
Germany sees its economy growing this year despite the Ukraine War
German economy will avoid recession if trends continue. Germany's manufacturing base relied heavily on Russian natural gas that stopped flowing when Russia invaded Ukraine.
US, Europe tussle over frenzy of clean-energy subsidies
The U.S. incentives, included in last year’s Inflation Reduction Act, have spurred companies to rethink where to spend billions of investment dollars.
Johnson & Johnson fourth-quarter earnings down 25%
The company continues to see pressure on sales from staffing shortages at hospitals, which have limited growth in procedures using J&J products, while inflation has boosted expenses.
Yellen’s South Africa visit: ‘Not especially warm welcome’
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen steps into a superpower trade and political battleground over Africa with Russia and China, as her tour of the continent takes her to South Africa on Tuesday.
Davos Highlights: Intel CEO, Larry Summers, Dan Yergin and Sen. Manchin
Concern about a recession, rising competition with China, runaway inflation, and decoupling economically in an increasingly divided world dominated the week.
FDA rejects Lilly’s alzheimer’s drug candidate, seeks more data
Lilly said it would work with the FDA to evaluate the fastest pathway to get its Alzheimer’s drug to market after what it believes was a successful trial.
Foreign investors pulled $91B from China’s bond market last year
The Chinese government’s end to its strict zero-Covid regime could encourage more foreign investors to return to the country’s bond market this year, analysts said.
China says economy to return to faster growth as Covid isolation ends
Chinese Vice Premier Liu's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos was filled with optimism about a return to economic growth, but many remain skeptical.
Davos 2023: Economic woes, war, climate change on tap
The World Economic Forum, known as Davos for the Swiss town that hosts it, will focus this year on climate change, global stability and economic headwinds.
Treasury Secretary Yellen will meet with China’s Vice Premier Liu He
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will host high-level meetings with the Chinese in an effort to ease tensions between the two countries.
Economic optimism has 'collapsed' globally, survey finds
The 2023 Edelman Trust Barometer found economic optimism across the globe has suffered a "massive collapse," with most developed nations reporting all-time lows



















