Health Care

Self-driving car prototypes appear to be getting better at negotiating California streets and highways without a human backup driver intervening, according to data made public Wednesday by California transportation regulators.

The Affordable Care Act's insurance exchanges have become too risky for major health insurers, and that's creating further doubt about coverage options consumers might have next year.

Stay in business for yourself or go back to working for someone else? That's the choice some small business owners and freelancers are worried they may have to make, depending on what changes Congress makes in the health care law.

Along with making U.S. job growth a priority, President Trump has also called on the pharmaceutical industry to rein in drug prices. PhRMA CEO Steve Ubl appeared on the FOX Business Network to discuss a meeting that took place between the President and pharmaceutical industry executives early Tuesday.

President Trump met with pharmaceutical industry CEOs Tuesday to discuss a host of topics from drug prices and U.S. manufacturing to the administration’s economic policies. Eli Lilly CEO David A. Ricks discussed the outcome of the meeting.

Two luxury electric vehicles — the Tesla Model S and the BMW i3 — fell short of getting the highest safety ratings in new crash tests by the insurance industry.

Anthem, which is fighting a U.S. government lawsuit to block its deal to buy Cigna, said quarterly revenue rose 7.6 percent.

Japanese officials have rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's suggestion that Tokyo is seeking to weaken the yen against the U.S. dollar to gain a trade advantage.

Siemens AG, the German maker of gas turbines, trains and medical machines, says net income rose 25 percent to 1.93 billion euros ($2.06 billion) for its most recent quarter.

Pfizer Inc. (PFE) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $775 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

Aetna Inc. (AET) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $139 million.

Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Chief Executive Ian Read on Tuesday voiced support for President Donald Trump's calls to add drug manufacturing in the U.S., saying a corporate-tax overhaul would pave the way for Pfizer to add U.S. manufacturing jobs.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on the pharmaceutical industry to boost U.S. production and lower prices, while also vowing to speed up approval times for new medicines and appoint a new U.S. Food and Drug Administration leader soon.

Eli Lilly and Co. on Tuesday reported a surge in fourth-quarter profit on a boost in diabetes treatment sales.

Pfizer, which closed its $14 billion acquisition of Medivation in September, reported a lower-than-expected profit, hit by lower demand for products set to go off patent.

Pfizer, which closed its $14 billion acquisition of Medivation in September, reported a lower-than-expected profit, hit by lower demand for products set to go off patent.

Eli Lilly reported a 7.2 percent rise in quarterly revenue, lifted by higher demand for its diabetes drug Trulicity and other new treatments.

Health insurer Aetna, whose $34 billion deal for Humana was blocked last week, reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday, helped by higher premiums for its plans.