Mark Cuban-owned company launches pharmacy-benefit manager
A pair of new companies are being launched to tackle high drug costs, the latest sign of employer frustration with the middlemen, known as PBMs, whose job it is to keep down the spending.
United Airlines executive's remains found at Illinois forest preserve
Human remains discovered at Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve in Lemont, Illinois, have been positively identified as missing United Airlines executive Jake Cefolia
Biden Treasury nominee Omarova was member of Marxist Facebook group as recently as 2019, post indicates
President Biden's pick to the comptroller of the currency Saule Omarova also previously called the financial services industry the "quintessential a------ industry."
China Evergrande wires funds for bond coupon, averting default
China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) wired funds to a trustee account on Thursday for a dollar bond interest payment due Sept. 23, a source told Reuters on Friday, days before a deadline that would have plunged the embattled developer into formal default.
Biden and his radical regulators want government to control our financial system: Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer
Government control of the financial system is no longer considered a radical idea in the Democratic Party but is instead the expressed goal.
3M agrees to pay $98M to resolve suits over 'forever' chemicals
Industrial conglomerate 3M Co on Tuesday said it had agreed to pay about $98.4 million to settle claims that it contaminated the Tennessee River with toxic chemicals.
Kudlow: The middle class is getting creamed by inflation
Larry Kudlow discusses reliable energy sources as the deadline approaches for the trillion-dollar infrastructure package.
Industrial production unexpectedly falls in September, worst month since February
U.S. industrial production fell 1.3% in September, much more than expected and the worst drop since February.
World Bank mishandled sexual-harassment claims, internal tribunal says
The World Bank failed to protect two young employees who filed sexual harassment allegations against a veteran, high-ranking official who is now a presidential candidate in Costa Rica, according to findings released by the bank’s internal labor tribunal.
Kudlow: Biden's obsession is to reverse all Trump achievements
Larry Kudlow reports on Biden's 'tremendous blow' as the global supply chain, inflation, and energy crises nightmare continues.
Bank of America CEO warns 'bottlenecks have to get straightened out' to ensure continued economic growth
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan noted that his customers currently have more money in the bank and are spending more, but warned that supply chain issues, labor shortages and inflation could have an impact on economic growth.
US Afghan resettlements slowed by housing shortage, old technology
The push to resettle the first wave of Afghan evacuees brought to the U.S. is expected to take months longer than first anticipated as a measles scare, a nationwide housing shortage and paperwork delays have slowed the process, according to government and resettlement officials familiar with the effort.
7-Eleven breached privacy laws by gathering data without consent: Australian commission
An Australian privacy commission determined that 7-Eleven breached customer privacy by collecting facial imagery without consent.
White House decisions on Fed leadership complicated by trading furor
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s chances for a second term leading the central bank so far have been dented but not derailed by a reputational crisis over stock-trading disclosures by senior officials.
As yields rise, some US banks shift cash to Treasuries
Some big U.S. banks are buying more U.S. government securities as yields start to rise and the Federal Reserve appears ready to taper its bond-buying program - a balance sheet shift that analysts say could boost bank earnings by several percentage points depending on how they play their hands.
NYPD spent $837M on overtime last year as violent crime in the city soared
The New York City Police Department spent a record-breaking $837 million in overtime pay for officers last year, even as murders in the city soared, according to a report on the data.
Shredded Banksy artwork sells for $25.4 million at auction
A work by British street artist Banksy that sensationally self-shredded just after it sold at auction three years ago fetched 18.5 million pounds ($25.4 million) on Thursday — a record for the artist, and close to 20 times its pre-shredded price.
Gen. Stanley McChrystal says Afghanistan a humiliation, but ‘civil war’ at home is of concern
Gen. Stanley McChrystal tells FOX Business the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan was a humiliation. But he is concerned about a "civil war" at home.
Los Angeles councilman, former USC dean charged in alleged corruption scheme
A Los Angeles Councilman and a former dean at the University of Southern California were indicted Wednesday on federal corruption charges connected to a bribery scheme, authorities said.
Kudlow: Biden should thank companies, not snark at them
Larry Kudlow reports on labor shortages as the global supply chain nightmare continues.


















