The entrance to Trump Tower on 5th Avenue is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, May 19, 2021. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Commercial real-estate services giant Cushman & Wakefield...
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Philip Morris International bids $16 billion for Swedish Match
Swedish Match generates most of its profit from Swedish-style smoke-free tobacco snuffs, also known as ‘snus.’ Olivier Morin | Afp | Getty Images Marlboro-maker Philip Morris International...
J&J names Thibaut Mongon as CEO of spin-off consumer health company
Signage is displayed outside of Johnson & Johnson headquarters in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Aug. 1, 2020. Mark Kauzlarich | Bloomberg | Getty Images Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday announced t...
U.S. gun homicides reached highest level in 25 years during Covid pandemic, CDC says
Gun homicides in the U.S. reached their highest level in more than 25 years during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Homicides from guns rose 35% duri...
Emirates CEO defends continued Russia flights, says no ban from UAE
Emirates Airline has defended its decision to continue its flights to Russia even as other international carriers have halted service, saying that people and government decisions should not be conflat...
Oklahoma clinic will shut down if Supreme Court ends Roe v. Wade
A surgical tech and recovery room staff member, walk a patient from Texas to the recovery room following her abortion at the Trust Women clinic in Oklahoma City, U.S., December 6, 2021. Evelyn Hockste...
Biden calls Congress to pass major Ukraine aid package before new Covid funding
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during a Rose Garden event at the White House in Washington, May 9, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Joe Biden urged Congress on Monday to quickly app...
Covid Novavax (NVAX) Q1 2022 earnings
Rafael Henrique | LightRocket | Getty Images Novavax on Monday reported its first profitable quarter as its Covid vaccine rolls out across several countries around the world, though the company still ...
U.S. will limit Covid vaccines to high-risk people this fall if Congress doesn’t approve more funding
The U.S. will have to limit the next generation of Covid vaccines this fall to individuals at the highest risk of getting seriously sick from the virus if Congress fails to approve funding to purchase...
Bitcoin drops below $35,000 over the weekend, extending Friday’s losses
Bitcoin is a volatile asset, and has been known to swing more than 10% higher or lower in a single day. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin continued to slide after a broader stock sell-o...
Catholic University says it owns Judy Garland Wizard of Oz dress
A lobby card from the film ‘The Wizard Of Oz,’ shows a film still of a scene in which American actress Judy Garland (1922 – 1969) (as Dorothy) wipes tears from the eyes of actor Bert...
Proposed IRS Rule Could Penalize Some Heirs of Retirement Accounts
Proposed new regulations from the Internal Revenue Service for inherited retirement accounts would require many heirs to make minimum annual withdrawals from the accounts—leaving less room for the sav...
Starbucks accused of more than 200 labor violations in NLRB complaint
Starbucks workers react as they speak to the media after union vote in Buffalo, New York, December 9, 2021. Lindsay DeDario | Reuters The regional director of the National Labor Relations Board in Buf...
CDC investigating severe hepatitis in children
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating 109 cases of severe hepatitis in children, including five deaths, to determine a cause, with adenovirus infection as a primary line of i...
Starbucks criticizes Biden’s visit with union leaders, requests White House meeting
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on economic growth, jobs, and deficit reduction in the Roosevelt Room on Wednesday May 4, 2022. Demetrius Freeman | The Washington Post | Getty Images Starbucks...
Used-car prices are down from record highs, easing the impact of inflation
A sign advertises cash paid for used cars in Alhambra, California on January 12, 2022. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT – Wholesale used-vehicle prices have notably fallen from a record ...
Democrats More Likely To Mention Politics On Twitter Profiles, Study Finds
Topline Despite Twitter’s reputation as a political hotbed, most U.S. adults don’t use political language in their bios, though Democrats, people who tweet often and people with many followers were am...
This trader predicted the bond meltdown, tech selloff and oil’s surge. Here’s what she says is coming next.
Fade the Fed anyone? Stocks are headed south, following a big Wall Street rally stemming from perceptions Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and co. may be less hawkish than markets think. A short-li...
New York City could bring back mask mandate, vaccine checks
Children are seen walking to school, on the first day of lifting the indoor mask mandate for DOE schools between K through 12, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. March 7, 2022. Brendan McDermi...
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken tests positive for Covid
Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies during the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 27, 2022, ...
FAA to boost Florida air traffic controllers, work with airlines to avoid disruptions
American Airline planes sit on the tarmac at Miami International Airport (MIA) in Miami, Florida, on February 2, 2022. Daniel Slim | AFP | Getty Images The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesd...
Crypto exchange Binance wins regulatory approval in France
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao gave a keynote at a Paris crypto industry event in April 2022 to debut a new accelerator program for so-called “Web3” start-ups. Benjamin Girette | Bloomberg | G...
Covid Moderna (MRNA) Q1 earnings 2022
The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine awaits administration at a vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California on December 15, 2021. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Moderna sold $5.9 billion of its Covi...
Teva CEO Sees a Final Opioid Settlement Coming This Year
Text size Teva CEO Kåre Schultz has been predicting a national opioid settlement for years. Christopher Goodney/Bloomberg Teva Pharmaceutical Industries CEO Kåre Schultz has, for years, been predictin...
Klarna to report buy now, pay later data to UK credit bureaus
Buy now, pay later giant Klarna says it will start reporting data on customers’ usage of its products to credit bureaus in the U.K., gearing up for incoming regulations aimed at reining in the s...
Why people moving out of big cities are seeing the most inflation
Some of the hottest pandemic-migration destinations also happen to be home to the hottest regional inflation rates. The relationship between migration and inflation has strengthened significantly as m...