Industries

Industries

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Gets Bite at Major Amtrak Contract

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Elon Musk’s Boring Company has held talks with the Federal Railroad Administration about building a multi-billion dollar Amtrak tunnel.

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Industrials

Fallout from $250 Million Adani Bribery Scandal Hits Three Continents

Bribe locally, fundraise globally. That pretty much sums up the business ethos of billionaire Gautam Adani as laid out by US prosecutors.

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Media & Entertainment

Disney is Still Going Full Steam Ahead on its Cruise Division

The House of Mouse hopes to double the size of its leisure fleet by 2031 in an “unprecedented period of growth.”

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Industries

Defense Startups Are Riding High

Military tech startups are seeing a big boost in their valuations of late, spurred in part by former President Trump’s re-election.

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Healthcare

UnitedHealth CEO Replaced by Predecessor as Stock Plummets

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UnitedHealth Group has called in its CEO to deal with a Medicare Advantage program that’s crunching margins.

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Healthcare

Trump Prescribes Deep Discounts for Big Pharma

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The Trump administration promised to drastically cut prescription drugs prices in the US, where the industry makes most of its money.

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International Economics

UK-US Strike Trade Deal Affirming ‘Special Relationship’

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The UK and US announced a “historic” trade deal Thursday that does little to reduce Washington’s overall global trade war.

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