Generic drugmakers sold most opioids during overdose crisis
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals doled out lavish perks for top U.S. employees who hit or beat sales goals for prescription ...
NTSB: Tesla Autopilot, distracted driver caused fatal crash
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tesla’s partially automated driving system steered an electric SUV into a concrete barrier on a Silico...
Disney CEO Bob Iger steps down in surprise announcement
NEW YORK (AP) — Disney CEO Bob Iger, who steered the company’s absorption of Star Wars, Pixar, Marvel and Fox’s entertai...
Coronavirus poses tough challenge for economic policymakers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The fast-moving coronavirus isn’t just confounding health officials. It’s also bedeviling policymakers...
Trump, US officials send mixed messages on virus risk here
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his top economic adviser said Tuesday that the new coronavirus is under con...
39 states investigating Juul’s marketing of vaping products
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Investigators from 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul La...
Trump defends Modi, refuses to weigh in on citizenship law
NEW DELHI (AP) — Defending the host who has showered him with pageantry, President Donald Trump refused Tuesday to speak...
US consumer confidence rises slightly to 130.7 in February
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence improved slightly in February, rising to a reading of 130.7, the highest poin...
Virus outbreak keeps global markets in check
LONDON (AP) — Share prices around the world, particularly in Japan, took a hit Tuesday amid mounting fears about the eco...
EU approves tough negotiating mandate for UK trade talks
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Tuesday gave its chief negotiator Michel Barnier a robust negotiating mandate to g...
China struggles to revive manufacturing amid virus outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — Factories that make the world’s smartphones, toys and other goods are struggling to reopen after a virus ...
Mushrooms grow from beer waste in the cellars of Brussels
BRUSSELS (AP) — In Belgium, a country where beer is the culinary king, its brewing also creates magic for mushrooms. In ...
Dow drops over 1,000 as outbreak threatens global economy
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped more than 1,000 points Monday in the worst day for the stock market in two year...
Fed’s Mester says rate cut unnecessary to offset virus risks
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Federal Reserve official said Monday that she does not see a need to cut interest rates yet, even as...
Disinfecting wipes, conference calls: Wall Street winners
NEW YORK (AP) — Stay indoors and stay clean. That’s what Wall Street is betting people around the world will do given al...
Supreme Court hears battle over Atlantic Coast Pipeline
The Supreme Court on Monday appeared ready to remove an obstacle to construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, with a ...
Buffett says economy is slowing amid virus fears
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett says the viral outbreak in China has slowed economic growth, but he remain...
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma starts ad campaign for claims
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma launched an ad campaign Monday to tell people harmed by their powerful prescription opioid...
China’s Huawei debuts latest version of folding phone
LONDON (AP) — China’s Huawei unveiled its latest folding smartphone Monday and its first such device to be available int...
China promises companies aid, global virus cases rise
BEIJING (AP) — China’s government promised tax cuts and other aid Monday to help companies recover from its virus outbre...
UN chief issues 7-point ‘call to action’ on human rights
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the United Nations issued a “call to action” on Monday to countries, businesses and all people...
China’s Xi says epidemic ‘grim,’ calls for action on economy
BEIJING (AP) — Warning that China’s virus epidemic is “still grim and complex,” President Xi Jinping called Sunday for m...
Buffett says Wall Street advice usually favors more deals
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Taking advice from Wall Street on deals is a bit like asking “the barber whether you need a haircut,”...
At Trump’s India rally, Modi bets on bolstering his image
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — A festive mood has enveloped Ahmedabad in India’s northwestern state of Gujarat ahead of Prime M...
Greyhound to stop allowing immigration checks on buses
SEATTLE (AP) — Greyhound, the nation’s largest bus company, said Friday it will stop allowing Border Patrol agents witho...
Wells Fargo to pay $3B to resolve probes into fake accounts
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wells Fargo agreed Friday to pay $3 billion to settle criminal and civil investigations into a long-r...
For-profit firm seeking to run .org names makes concessions
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A private equity firm seeking to buy rights to operate the internet’s .org suffix said Friday it will...
Watchdog toughens global financial scrutiny of Iran
PARIS (AP) — An international agency monitoring terrorism funding announced tough new financial scrutiny of Iran on Frid...
World markets slip on renewed fears over virus outbreak
BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets slipped on Friday after a spike in new virus cases in South Korea and other countrie...
Testy EU budget talks blocked, new summit in March likely
BRUSSELS (AP) — Major contributors to the European Union’s budget blocked progress at an emergency summit on Friday, ins...